Rockman.EXE:The College Years-3-82:Great Battle of Light(sp)

[LgacyDX]

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CHAPTER 3-20
SnakeMan’s Sinister Snare

The Navi continued blasting his opponent with shots from his Hi-Cannon and eventually forced him to log out.

“That’s six in a row,” his operator declared triumphantly, “One more win and we get those Battle Points and those rare chips!”

“Bring it on!” the Navi challenged. The young NetBattler was standing inside the lobby of DenTech City’s fanciest hotel engaged in a series of NetBattles. He had just defeated six Navis and was prepared for the seventh, which would win him the Battle Points and rare chips.

“Impressive maneuvers, young man,” an elderly woman complimented as she sat on a couch in the lobby, “Now let’s see how well you fair against me.” She took a green PET from her handbag and jacked in. On the battle grid, the Navi turned around and watched as a green cobra with arms sticking out of a large pot appeared.

“SnakeMan, be a dear and take this one out.”

“Yessssssss, Mrs. Millionsssssssss.” SnakeMan raised his hands and several snakes appeared and shot towards the Navi, who screamed in pain as their fangs sank into his body. With his opponent ensnared, the serpentine Navi lashed out at his opponent and bit him hard, forcing him to log out and thus winning the battle.

“Another win for usssssssssss!” he hissed. In the real world, Mrs. Millions was looking at her PET display boredly.

“Well, that was a disappointment,” she sighed, “I was expecting a more exciting battle. Oh well, a win’s a win so your Battle Points and rarest chip are mine.” The young NetBattler’s Battle Point counter dropped to zero and the points were transferred to the wealthy woman’s count. The teen reluctantly reached into his folder and took out his rarest chip.

“Here you are,” he said as he handed it over, “Please just promise me you’ll take care of it.”

“Don’t worry,” replied Mrs. Millions, “I’ll see to it that it gets placed in the best auction house in the city.” She placed the chip inside her purse and leaned back on the sofa as her former opponent left.

“Some wine, madam?” one of her servants asked.

“Please.” As she waited, she looked up at the impressively carved archway over the door and sighed.

“I was hoping I would find some excitement in this tournament, but it’s just been one boring match after another. Oh well, at least I’m getting a plentiful supply of rare chips.”

* * *

ProtoMan dashed across the battle grid as his opponent fired another shot in hopes of hitting him.

“Damn it! Stand still already!” Frustrated, the Navi continued to shoot at the Net Savior but missed every time.

“ProtoMan, let’s end this now,” Chaud commanded.

“Yes, sir.” Chaud reached into his pocket and extracted a chip.

“ElecBlade Battlechip in, download!” ProtoMan’s hand morphed into a sparking steel blade and he stopped in his tracks before turning around and heading straight towards his opponent. With a flash of light, he passed right by him and slashed. The Navi logged out and he won the battle. The counter for the loser instantly dropped to zero while Chaud’s rose up to five.

“Excellent work, ProtoMan. We have six Battle Points now.” Chaud walked over to his opponent and extended his hand.

“You lost the match so according to the Battle Network tournament rules, I claim your rarest chip.” The boy he just defeated dug through his folder and took out a shiny ZeusHammer chip.

“Here you are.” Chaud accepted the chip and placed it into his pack.

“You fought well,” the Net Savior complimented.

“It was an honor to get the chance to NetBattle with you, Chaud,” the young NetBattler replied, “I knew I couldn’t defeat you and I may be out of the tournament, but I still enjoyed the fight.”

“You’ll make a fine NetBattler someday. Well, later.”

“Take good care of my ZeusHammer.” The boy then turned and left, leaving Chaud alone on the sidewalk.

“That’s four straight wins, Chaud,” ProtoMan informed his operator, “The first two we bet one Battle Point and in that last one we wagered two.”

“We’ll be able to wager more Battle Points as we collect more.” Chaud looked into his pack and examined his prizes thus far. Aside from the ZeusHammer he had just won, he had also victoriously claimed a FullCustom, a DoublePoint, and a MeteorKnuckle.

“Where to now, Chaud?” asked ProtoMan.

“Let’s wander around for a bit and see if we come across anything interesting.” Chaud unhooked his PET from his armband and returned it to its case before he started walking. His stroll eventually wound him up in the wealthiest part of town. As he walked along, he overheard some people talking.

“And just like that, he lost all his Battle Points.”

“Not just him. I heard that anyone who walked into that hotel lost all their Battle Points and their rarest chip.”

“I was one of the guys who lost in there. First you have to fight this whole gang of Navis. By the time you’re finished with them, your folder is pretty much depleted and your Navi’s HP is so low that the final guy takes you out with just one hit.”

“Excuse me!” Chaud called. The three teens who had been chatting turned and looked at him.

“You’re…you’re Eugene Chaud!” they exclaimed.

“Tell me, which way to this hotel?” he demanded.

“You want to take on the challenge that no one else could beat?” one of the teens asked, “That’s ludicrous!”

“Then again, this is Eugene Chaud,” another argued, “Maybe he’ll have a chance.”

“I don’t know,” the third said thoughtfully, “Those tricks they pull can be pretty underhanded.”

“Which way to the hotel?” Chaud demanded again.

“It’s the most expensive hotel in the city,” the three replied simultaneously, “It’s the Trés Classique.”

“The Trés Classique,” Chaud repeated, “Thanks.” He turned and began walking away.

“What’s your plan, Chaud?” ProtoMan inquired.

“Something about this just seems all too familiar,” Chaud answered as he stood at a crosswalk and waited for the light to change, “I’m going to check it out.”

“I see. Any idea on who you think might be behind it?”

“I have a hunch.”

After walking a few more blocks, Chaud finally stopped outside the front doors to the Trés Classique hotel. He stood there for a moment and a NetBattler came out the door with tears running down his face.

“I can’t believe I lost!” he cried as he walked away.

“This is definitely the place,” Chaud muttered. He walked ahead and the doorman opened the way for him. Once he had set foot inside the overly fancy lobby, he began to look around. A yell quickly diverted his attention to a couch in the far corner. When he got there, he saw another NetBattler slumped on the floor crying.

“How boring, again.” A wealthy elderly woman sighed disappointingly and put the chip in her hand away. Chaud walked as the defeated NetBattler walked out and turned back to the woman.

“Mrs. Millions. I should have known.” The rich lady looked up and her eyes brightened.

“Ah, Mr. Chaud. Hello,” she greeted.

“I see you’re still using the same underhanded tactics you used in your Survival Seven game,” Chaud noted as he walked over to her.

“Well, you do what you need to do to win,” she replied, “Now then, how can I help you? Does IPC need another contract signed?”

“You know very well why I’m here,” Chaud said without a hint of humor in his voice. Mrs. Millions noticed this, as well. This man meant business and it definitely wasn’t corporate. She smirked and took a sip of wine.

“So you’re challenging me, then. Alright, I accept. If you can defeat SnakeMan and all of my servants’ Navis, you win.”

“Fine.”

In order for Mrs. Millions to NetBattle her own way, a NetBattle machine had been set up before her. Her servants stepped forward and jacked in. Chaud responded by whipping out his PET and clicking it onto his armband.

“Jack in!! ProtoMan, power up!”

ProtoMan landed inside the arena and seven snake tokens appeared overhead.

“Battle Point chip in, download!” Chaud inserted his Battle Point chip and his counter appeared over ProtoMan’s head. Mrs. Millions followed suit and a counter appeared on her side of the field.

“I have six Battle Points,” Chaud declared.

“And I have eleven,” the aristocrat replied, “Since you have fewer points, you decide how much we wager.”

“I’m betting five Battle Points.”

“So be it. Now let’s get started.” ProtoMan morphed his hand into his sword and got into his battle stance.

BATTLE START

The first of the Navis lashed out with a long whip and tried to strike ProtoMan. The silver-haired Navi dashed to the side and avoided getting hit. His opponent quickly lashed out again and wrapped his whip around his sword.

“Gotcha!”

“No,” ProtoMan said calmly, “got you.” He gave a hard pull on his sword and the whip Navi was thrown forward. The scarlet swordsman quickly shook his weapon free and thrust it forward. His blade impaled the Navi and forced him to log out.

“That’s one down.” Overhead, one of the seven snake tokens disappeared.

Now this is getting to be interesting, Mrs. Millions thought as her next servant went up. ProtoMan’s second opponent was armed with a set of kunais. As soon as the battle started, he wasted no time in avoiding the dagger-like projectiles and cleaved his blade through his opponent. The third opponent had a pair of spinning cutters on his arms, but ProtoMan made quick work out of him.

“That’s three down. Three more to go and it’s your turn, Mrs. Millions.” Chaud looked at the elderly woman briefly and quickly returned his attention to the fight. ProtoMan’s fourth opponent had a large pair of maces and was swinging them over his head.

“You can’t hurt me if you can’t get past my weapons, ProtoMan,” he sneered. ProtoMan just smirked.

“Don’t count on it.”

“StepSword Battlechip in, download!” ProtoMan’s body inverted its colors and he dashed ahead and sliced through his opponent, logging him out instantly.

“Let’s take him on at once!” one of the two remaining Navi shouted.

“He can’t take us on together!” the other chorused and the pair charged headlong towards the swordsman.

“Too easy,” ProtoMan muttered. In a flash, the last two opponents were logged out and only one snake token remained.

“Bravo, Mr. Chaud,” Mrs. Millions congratulated as she clapped her hands, “That was an invigorating display.”

“I’ve defeated your servants, Mrs. Millions. Now it’s your turn,” Chaud reminded.

“Your display was most stimulating, I’d be happy to oblige.” Mrs. Millions took her PET out from her purse and aimed it at the terminal, “Jack in!! SnakeMan, power up!” In a burst of green light, SnakeMan appeared before ProtoMan on the far side of the field.

“It’ssss been a while, ProtoMan,” the reptilian Navi greeted.

“Stay away from me,” ProtoMan warned as he took a step back.

“You’ve fought valiantly, but now you will fight me!”

“Bring it!” ProtoMan brought up his sword and took up his stance.

“Battle routine, set!” Chaud declared.

“Execute.”

“You’ve fallen into my coilssssssss!”

“CracklOut3 Battlechip in, download!” Mrs. Millionaire slid the chip into her PET and watched as SnakeMan retreated into his pot and slammed down on the floor, causing an entire row of panels to break. He laughed as he re-emerged.

“Your sswordssssssss are uselesssssssss from ssssssuch a far distance away!” he chortled.

“The battle’s only just begun,” said Chaud.

“Sonic Boom!” ProtoMan swung his sword and sent a shockwave from his blade. SnakeMan only grinned as he retreated back inside his pot and the Sonic Boom broke against its surface.

“My turn!” the serpent hissed as he re-emerged, “Search Snakesssssssss!” Several snakes appeared and they launched themselves at ProtoMan. The silver-haired Navi swung his sword as they came at him and cut them apart into several pieces. This did not seem to bother SnakeMan, however. His hand morphed into a snake’s head and he raised it over his head and opened the mouth, revealing a buster barrel.

“Ssssssnake Shot!” A multitude of shots rained down on ProtoMan, who dashed around the battlefield to avoid getting hit.

“Lance Battlechip in, download!” Chaud inserted a chip into his PET and a set of bamboo spears shot out and struck SnakeMan from behind, forcing him to cease fire.

“What?!” he exclaimed.

“What on Earth was that?” asked Mrs. Millions, shocked.

“I know I’m known for using sword chips, but in a tournament such as this you have to be prepared for all sorts of situations,” Chaud explained, “That’s why I made a few changes to my folder. Here’s another. Cannonball Battlechip in, download!” A heavy metal ball appeared in ProtoMan’s hand and he threw it forward like a shotput. SnakeMan retreated into his pot for the third time, but the cannonball broke through his defenses and hit him.

“Curse you, ProtoMan!” he hissed.

“All’s fair in love and war,” ProtoMan smirked.

“We’ll jusssst have to change that then, won’t we? Search Snakesssss!” More snakes flew at ProtoM and he once again hacked them to bits as they came at him.

“Snake Bite!” Suddenly without warning, SnakeMan ducked into his pot and charged forward. When he was close enough, he shot out from his protective shield and sank his fangs into ProtoMan’s arm.

“ProtoMan!” Chaud gasped as SnakeMan slowly removed his fangs from the scarlet swordsman’s arm and returned to his place on the other side of the trench.

“I’m fine, Chaud,” ProtoMan assured his operator, “Nothing a recovery chip can’t handle.”

“But it won’t,” Mrs. Millions interjected, “AntiRecovery Battlechip in, download.” A miasma slowly covered the battle grid and shrouded it in a thick poisonous fog.

“Ssssssssssso much for that plan!” SnakeMan hissed with a bit of a chortle in his speech.

“Quiet, you.” ProtoMan launched three more Sonic Booms and his opponent went back inside his pot.

“Sssssssssnake Shot!” The red-armored Navi ran to the side as quickly as he could to avoid the counterattack.

“Sssssearch Ssssssnakes!” More snakes appeared around SnakeMan and launched themselves at ProtoMan. The swordsman saw them coming and raised his shield to protect himself from the venomous reptile projectiles.

“You can’t keep thisssssss up forever!” SnakeMan continued to bombard ProtoMan with snakes.

“Chaud, we have to do something,” ProtoMan informed his operator, “We can’t last long.”

“I have an idea ProtoMan,” said Chaud, “Lower your shield.”

“Yes, sir.” Without a moment’s hesitation, ProtoMan dropped his shield and went back to slicing apart the snakes.

“Excellent! I have you now! Sssnake bite!” SnakeMan opens his mouth, exposing his fangs, and lashed out.

“Here he comes, Chaud!”

“Slasher Battlechip in, download!” ProtoMan cut down the last snake just as SnakeMan appeared in front of him. With one stroke of his sword, he struck the serpentine Navi before his attack landed.

“Direct hit,” Chaud smirked, “ProtoMan, let’s end this now.”

“You can’t reach me!” SnakeMan hissed as he returned to his original position, “The trench issssssss sssssssssssstill in place!”

“That’s why we prepared,” Chaud responded, “StepSword Battlechip in, download!” ProtoMan’s colors inverted and he dashed towards SnakeMan. The reptilian Navi unleashed more snakes, but none of them could hit the swordsman. He suddenly appeared right beside his opponent and slashed.

“FireSword Battlechip in, download!” ProtoMan’s sword disappeared and was quickly replaced by the glowing orange sword. He swung sideways and struck SnakeMan just above the rim of the pot.

SNAKEMAN LOGGING OUT

The buzzer sounded, ending the battle, and Mrs. Millions’ Battle Point counter dropped to six while Chaud’s rose to eleven. The ace NetBattler jacked out his Navi and looked at his opponent. Surprisingly, she was smiling.

“That was the most invigorating battle I’ve ever had!” she exclaimed. Her sudden outburst of emotion caused Chaud to take a step back.

“That was absolutely splendid, Mr. Chaud! Bravo!”

“Don’t ****ing touch me.”

Mrs. Millions finally calmed herself down and her face went back to being all business.

“That was the most stimulating bout I’ve ever had. Thank you, Mr. Chaud.” She smiled as she gave him her thanks.

“And by the Battle Network tournament rules, I claim your rarest chip,” Chaud responded without a hint of emotion in his voice.

“And I’ll be happy to give it to you as thanks for the battle.” Mrs. Millions reached into her bag and pulled out a shiny chip, which she handed over to Chaud.

“A SnakeManV3?” He raised an eyebrow at the chip and looked back at the wealthy woman.

“Good luck in the rest of the tournament, Mr. Chaud.” Chaud said nothing as he put the chip away and walked out of the hotel.

“We now have eleven Battle Points,” ProtoMan reported, “Eighty-nine more to go.”

“I’m aware of that ProtoMan. Let’s go.” With the battle finished, Chaud walked off.

* * *

Back inside the hotel lobby, Mrs. Millions was still raving on about how the battle had lifted her spirits and removed the feeling of boredom.

“That Mr. Chaud has certainly grown into a fine young man. Oh, if only all NetBattles could be that exciting.”

“Ahem!”

“How dare you address Mrs. Millions in such a fashion!” one of her servants demanded. Mrs. Millions looked up and saw Waya World Three standing before her.

“I’m here for a NetBattle.”

“Well, you’ve got it. Beat my servants and you can fight me.” The servants took out different PETs from the ones that housed the Navis they used against Chaud and jacked in six sword-armed Navis. Waya grinned as he clicked his PET onto his wristband and took aim.

“Jack in!! Harpuia, power up!”

Harpuia landed on the red half of the battle grid and faced his opponents.

“I wager six Battle Points,” Waya declared.

“So be it,” Mrs. Millions replied, “Six Battle Points it is.”

“Bring it on!” he challenged. The buzzer sounded and he flew up and disappeared from sight.

“Where did he go?” one of the Navis asked. Another slowly moved forward and swept his gaze back and forth. Suddenly, the green Navi dropped down on top of him and crushed him beneath his feet. The other five rushed forward but their opponent leapt back up into hiding.

“He’s gone!”

“Stay sharp!” The five remaining Navis kept their backs together as they slowly moved around the arena. Harpuia watched them from the shadows overhead and slowly drew his lightsabers. There was a whoosh and one of the Navis looked up.

“Look out!” The five of them spread out and Harpuia landed in the center of their former ring, lightsabers glowing brightly. The Navis rushed in from all directions and swung their swords. Harpuia blocked their blades with his own with deadly skills. He quickly inverted one of his swords in his hand and spun around rapidly. His opponents found themselves unable to get through and he moved towards one of them. The one he was advancing towards jumped away and activated a Mega Cannon. It took aim and fired. Harpuia saw the blast coming and jumped out of the way. He planted himself against a wall and looked at his opponents. A second later, he launched himself at them and slammed into the floor, cracking several panels. One of the Navis swung his sword at him and tried to cut off his hand, but Harpuia blocked it with his lightsaber and kicked him in the groin. The Navi collapsed and he brought his other lightsaber down on his head, finishing him off. Another one rushed towards him and he countered by throwing one of his weapon at him. It impaled the Navi and logged him out instantly. Harpuia flicked his wrist and a powerful wind blew his weapon back into his hand before he started taking on the remaining three. Two of them rushed at him swinging their swords wildly and Harpuia spun both lightsabers around, blocking their attacks. A swift kick to one of them knocked him out of the fight. He turned around and sliced off the other’s hand before cutting him down the center of his body.

The final Navi gasped at all his fallen comrades. Harpuia smirked as he connected his lightsabers together into a double-bladed lightsaber and picked up the sword of the opponent he had just defeated. He leapt at the last standing Navi and cut him down.

“You’re next!” Waya pointed at Mrs. Millions, who was in complete shock at the way Harpuia had taken out all six of her servants’ Navis at once. SnakeMan proved to be no better against the winged Navi’s combination of speed and swordsmanship skills.

“I win.” Waya took the last of Mrs. Millions’ Battle Points and her rarest chip before leaving without a word. As he walked away from the hotel, his lips curled back into a maniacal grin.

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End of chapter 3-20.

NOTE: I promised some people in the RPG I help run that I would give them cameo appearances in the third season. The next chapter will be the first of them.

CHAPTER PREVIEW
Lan: The competition is tough. Everyone wants to win.
MegaMan: Maylu and Roll are strong, but there are a lot of NetBattlers out there.
Lan: Who knows who they’re going to face next?
MegaMan: This whole tournament has a lot at stake.
Lan & MegaMan: Next time on Rockman.EXE: The College Year, “Love Through Time”.
Lan: I hope Maylu and Roll can last through the tournament.
MegaMan: They’ll make it. They have to.
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[LgacyDX]

I love this chapter a lot. Please hope I get an appearance as a normal spectator cheering Lan on. ^_^
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[Flame Buster]

The chapter wasn't too bad. It's not as great as your previous chapter, but it's still okay. The only reason it is below par is because you repeated the same motion time after time, but as I said, it's okay. I still however say your first and second seasons were better.

P.S. I like the references to the comic Izumi (was it Izumi?) made.
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[SonicNigma212]

Boy, was I surprised for when you've reintroduced one of the past characters from the past seasons of Rockman EXE. I can't wait to see what you have in mind for the rest of the chapters. Oh, and I can't wait to see what other characters that you're going to add in that RPG that you're talking about. Oh, and the battle in this chapter is good. You've managed to get SnakeMan's voice the right way. Well, I can't wait to see what you're going to do next. Later!

Maurice A. Nigma :grr:

[NotJim]

Wow, the 19th chapter was unexpected - although I would have wanted to keep Kingman in the tournament. <_>

The 20th is okay, setting up action for future chapters.
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[Lan1220]

Nice chapter. Surprising to see that Chaud had prepared some ranged battle chips. great job.
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[Abiisan]

Nice chapter. I was glad to see Chaud use something other than swords for a change.

I like how you had Waya at the end like that, it reminded me that those 4 were in it too.
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[Midnight]

Well...

I'm not too thrilled with this chapter. The entire concept of the former half was a direct rip of the corresponding anime episode--except with some victims and situations flipped around. The combat in the first portion seemed to be on par, and yes, I agree it is interesting to see ProtoMan use something other than swords for a change.

The battle concerning Waya was FAR too short and far too cliched. I certainly hope you did not forget about this novel idea of disseminating the CoA chips to the general public.
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[Abiisan]

As I said before, I don't watch yu-gi-oh, so I don't know how much of this is ripped from the show. I can only judge it on what it is on its own here.
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[ForteZero.EXE]

Great chapter with Miss Millionare and SnakeMan. The battle was very interesting, and seeing ProtoMan use chips other than swords is a plus. Although, Waya and Harpuia's challeneg after Chaud left seemed too fast. The way the Green General battled against the rich woman's servants, and against SnakeMan made him look... immortal like, but that's my opinion.

The only Yu-Gi-Oh based rips I see is the way the Tournament was set-up, Net-Battling anywhere in the city and surounding suburbs, and losing your rarest Battlechip to your opponent.
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[Fan]

Jikan is Next!! Jikan is Next! Nice choice AMZ.
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CHAPTER 3-21
Love Through Time

Maylu looked around as she walked through the city and took out her PET.

“Who should we face first, Roll?” she inquired.

“It really doesn’t matter,” Roll replied, “Anyone will do as long as it’s not any of our friends.”

“That’s right. We’re all trying to get into the finals together.”

“Well you’re not going to get there even if you collect one hundred Battle Points if you don’t battle for them right away. Remember, only the first sixteen people to collect the needed amount and arrive at the place where the finals take will be able to compete,” Roll reminded her operator.

“That reminds me. They never said where the finals would take place,” Maylu thought aloud.

“Maybe we’ll know once we collect a hundred Battle Points, so let’s get going.”

“Okay.”

Maylu continued to wander around and found herself somewhere in Electown. Several people lined the sidewalks engaged in NetBattles, the majority of whom were doing so in the square near the radio tower.

“Try my WideSword!”

“Hit him now!”

“Attack!”

“Waa! I lost!”

“…Battlechip in, download!”

“Doesn’t look like anyone here is free for a battle,” Roll noted.

“Well, let’s try somewhere else.” As Maylu headed to the MetroStation, she heard a commotion going on inside one of the stores. She walked in and saw an aggressive teen trying to push a girl with red shoulder-length slightly curly hair into a NetBattle.

“Come on. Just one NetBattle.”

“I said no!”

Seeing this, Maylu quickly told one of the store staff and two store security officers came and dragged off the teen.

“Are you alright?” Maylu asked the girl.

“Yes, I’m fine,” she answered, “Did you call those security guards to take him away.”

“Yes.”

“Thank you.” The girl stood straight up and fixed herself up a bit, “I’m Sarah Aoka.”

“My name’s Maylu Sakurai,” Maylu replied, “Is this your first tournament?”

“Actually, it is,” Sarah replied, “But the competition is so intense I don’t know where to start.”

“Would you like me to help you out a bit?” Maylu offered. Sarah looked at her for a moment and nodded.

“Yes, thank you.” The two girls left the store and began walking around Electown. Most of the younger NetBattlers were running around looking for new opponents while others just stood in one place and battled anyone with whom they made eye contact with.

“Um, excuse me?” Maylu and Sarah turned around and looked down to see a pack of small boys looking up at them.

“Would you like to NetBattle us?” one boy wearing a bright red cap asked. Maylu smiled and looked at Sarah, who just replied with a simple “okay.” They took out their PETs and jacked in. After a few minutes of NetBattling, Maylu and Sarah came out with a total of three Battle Points each.

“That was fun,” a boy wearing a yellow bandanna said, “Let’s play again sometime.”

“Bye-bye.” The boys bid farewell and headed off to find their next opponent.

“They were cute,” Maylu commented.

“And it was fun, too,” Sarah added. Suddenly, a loud screech attacked Electown and everybody covered their ears.

“What was that?” asked Sarah.

“It sounded like it came from the radio tower,” Roll informed Maylu.

“Then we should head there.” Maylu turned to Sarah and was just about to ask her to accompany her to the radio tower when the TV screen over Jomon Electronics suddenly faded into static and two dark shapes appeared. One was large and bulky and the other was broad-shouldered and shorter.

“If you want a real challenge, come and face us!” the large shape challenged.

“We’ll take all challenges!” the smaller figure added.

Several of the NetBattlers in the area jacked into the TV from the ground and lost moments later. The duo laughed maniacally.

“I swear I’ve heard that laugh somewhere before,” Maylu whispered.

“Maylu, we should check it out,” Roll suggested.

“Good idea, Roll.”

“We’ll come, too,” Sarah added, “There’s two of them, so you’ll need a partner, as well.”

“Okay, let’s go.” The girls went through the gate and climbed the stairs onto the ledge along the side of Jomon. It wasn’t long before they reached the large LCD screen and took out their PETs.

“Jack in!! Roll, power up!”

“Jack in!! Jikan, power up!”

Roll landed inside the TV’s system and another female Navi followed. She was dressed in pink and blue and her hair was half-pink and half-blue.

“Whoever you are, show yourselves!” Maylu demanded. A pair of maniacal laughs filled the air as two shapes moved towards them. When they finally stepped into the light, the girls gasped.

“StoneMan and BombMan!” Roll exclaimed.

“I thought they were deleted after the World Three fiasco,” Maylu thought aloud.

“We were,” StoneMan answered.

“But that was years ago. Our data has had time to recompile itself and thus bring us back,” BombMan laughed, “So you’re our next opponents, huh? This shouldn’t be too hard. I’ll blow you into oblivion!”

“I’ll crush you like flies!” StoneMan added.

“Hold on,” Maylu interrupted, “You two are in the tournament, right? So then we have to follow tournament procedures. Battle Point chip in, download!” Sarah followed suit and two counters appeared over the girls’ Navis. At the same time, counters appeared over StoneMan’s and BombMan’s heads.

“We all have three points each,” StoneMan noted, “so we’ll all put up three.”

“Then let’s do it. Are you ready, Roll?” asked Maylu.

“I’m ready! Let’s get this tag team battle started!” the pink Navi shouted.

“How about you, Jikan?” Sarah asked.

“Let’s go, Sarah.”

“Battle routine, set!” Maylu and Sarah declared.

“Execute!” Roll and Jikan yelled simultaneously.

BATTLE START

“I’ll start things off with a bang!” BombMan ejected two bombs from his shoulders and kicked them forward. Jikan held out her arm and her hand morphed into a blaster.

“Jikan Blaster!” Taking aim at the explosives, she fired and intercepted them, causing them to explode in midair.

“Rock Fall!” StoneMan’s attention turned overhead and several boulders appeared and fell towards the two operated Navis.

“Time Freeze Bomb!” A bomb formed in Jikan’s hand and she threw it up towards the rocks. It exploded upon contact and the sedimentary debris stopped in midair.

“What was that?” asked Maylu.

“Jikan’s Time Freeze Bomb freezes anything it explodes against for a limited period of time,” Sarah explained. With the rocks frozen in time, Roll and Jikan took the opportunity to run out from under them before they crashed down onto the spot where they once stood.

“Luck shot,” StoneMan mumbled.

“That doesn’t mean squat! We’re still going to win this fight!” BombMan bellowed, “SuperVulcan!” His right hand transformed into a SuperVulcan and he let loose a hailstorm of bullets onto his opponents.

“Try this.” StoneMan threw his arms up and they landed a fair distance away. A hole opened on the sides of each and two laser beams shot out.

“Barrier200 Battlechip in, download!” Roll quickly flew in front of Jikan and a crystalline dome formed over her which blocked the two attacks. Once they passed, her barrier dropped.

“Thanks, Roll.”

“Not a problem. We’re in this together.”

“Let’s give it to them, Sarah,” said Maylu, “AquaTower Battlechip in, download!”

“ZapRing1 Battlechip in, download!”

Roll planted her hand against the floor and a pillar of water rose up and washed towards the two independent NetNavis. At the same time, Jikan’s hand changed into a pair of electrodes and she fired a sparking ring at the AquaTower, charging it up with electricity.

“That might hit StoneMan, but not me!” BombMan laughed as he jumped away.

“Don’t be so sure,” Maylu warned the explosive Navi, “MiniBomb Battlechip in, download!” A small blue ball with a green stripe through the center appeared in Roll’s hand and she threw it into the electrified AquaTower. It exploded and sent charged water at both Navis.

“Good move, Maylu!” Sarah cheered.

“Try not to celebrate yet. Lan had to beat these guys once before and it wasn’t easy then,” Maylu informed her tag team partner. And indeed, the battle was far from over as StoneMan and BombMan picked themselves up.

“Program Advance!” yelled BombMan, “MiniBomb, MedBomb, BigBomb!” Two bombs appeared in his hands and he brought them together to be fused into one large explosive.

“UltraBomb!” He heaved the deadly orb up and threw it forward.

“Look out!” Roll warned, but it was too late. The UltraBomb exploded and hit her and Jikan, sending them flying back.

“JusticeOne!” StoneMan pointed one arm upward and Duo’s fist came crashing down on top of the girls’ Navis. The two independent Navis laughed as they admired their work.

“And they are out of here!” StoneMan yelled triumphantly, “Our victory was but a stone’s throw away.”

“They bombed big time!” BombMan laughed.

“We’re not finished yet!”. The independent duo looked up and saw Jikan and Roll had jumped up into the air and were standing on an overhanging platform.

“We’ll fix that.” BombMan ejected two more bombs from his shoulders and kicked them like a pair of soccer balls. Roll and Jikan jumped away and the bombs hit the now-empty platform.

“Heart Slash!” Roll blew a small kiss and unleashed a rain of pink hearts onto her opponents.

“Time Freeze Bomb!” Jikan threw down one of her bombs and BombMan quickly moved away. StoneMan, however, couldn’t move away in time due to his size and was hit. His body instantly turned pale blue as the bomb froze him in time.

BlackBomb! ElementFlare!” BombMan threw a large bomb forward and he quickly lit the fuse with a stream of flames. It exploded soon after and covered the girls with a cloud of smoke and pixels.

“That’s for StoneMan,” he mumbled.

“Recover300 Battlechip in, download!” Maylu and Sarah inserted their chips simultaneously and their Navis’ wounds quickly healed.

“We’re not done yet,” Roll announced as her hand changed into her bow while Jikan called on her blaster. As they took aim, the time freeze wore off on StoneMan and he glared at them menacingly.

“That’s not going to happen again,” he growled, “Quake3!” A Powie3 appeared overhead and came crashing down towards Jikan and Roll, who just barely dodged it.

“RockCubes!” Two stone Rubik’s cubes appeared and StoneMan shoved them forward. They slid along the floor and clipped the girls as they tried to dodge them.

“Here I come!” Jikan yelled as she leapt at BombMan.

“ElecSword Battlechip in, download!”

“WideBlade!”

Jikan swung down with her ElecSword and it collided with BombMan’s WideBlade.

“Shotgun!” The explosive Navi’s other hand changed into a Shotgun and he shoved it against Jikan’s stomach before blasting her back.

“That was a cheap shot!” Sarah yelled.

“In a NetBattle, speed is always preferred over cleverness. There’s no such thing as cheap shots,” StoneMan laughed.

“Which is why we independent Navis are far superior to operated ones,” BombMan added, “We have all our attacks at the ready and we have no one to wait for. We’re as you might say ‘born ready’.”

“Even after being defeated by MegaMan so long ago, they still think that way,” Roll groaned.

“Let’s end this now, StoneMan,” BombMan chortled.

“Certainly, BombMan,” StoneMan agreed, “It’s been fun, but we have a tournament to win.”

“Program Advance!” the two independent Navis yelled simultaneously.

“Triple TimeBombs!” BombMan raised his hand and a giant bomb displaying a three appeared.

“RockCube, RockCube, GodStone!” StoneMan raised his arms and pointed them upward.

“TimeBomb+!”

“MomQuake!”

BombMan threw the giant time bomb forward and the counter hit zero just as it reached the girls. Once it exploded, countless rocks began falling on them from above.

“There’s no way they could survive that,” StoneMan said as they watched the avalanche.

“We win,” BombMan declared.

“That was too easy. And now we get your Battle Points and your rarest chips.”

“Not today!” The independent Navis’ eyes widened as they saw Roll and Jikan standing among the smoke. Both of them were surrounded by a LifeAura as they stood on a series of HolyPanels.

“Impossible!” exclaimed StoneMan.

“How?” BombMan gasped, “We’re independent Navis! We’re superior!” He screamed as Roll ran him through with a KnightSword while Jikan took care of StoneMan with a DrillArm2. Both independent Navis collapsed as their Battle Point counters hit zero and Roll’s and Jikan’s rose up to six.

“We lost,” StoneMan gasped.

“And by the tournament rules, we get your rarest chips,” Maylu added.

“Fine,” BombMan growled. Maylu and Sarah each inserted a blank chip into their PETs and they received a GodStone and a BlackBomb respectively. With the match over and their Battle Points now completely gone, BombMan and StoneMan turned around and logged out.

“That was a good match,” Maylu commented as she and Jikan returned to the ground.

“It was.” Sarah turned to Maylu, “Thanks for your help. I think I can handle myself from here on.”

“I was glad to help.”

Sarah bid farewell to Maylu and headed for the MetroStation.

“Well Maylu, ready to move on?” asked Roll.

“Yeah, Roll. Let’s go.” With things taken care of, Maylu left Electown and went on to her next challenge.

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End of chapter 3-21.

CHAPTER PREVIEW
Lan: Saiba’s plan is coming to fruition.
MegaMan: The influence of the Crest of Arcadia is spreading.
Lan: We can’t let anyone use that chip.
MegaMan: We have to stop them!
Lan & MegaMan: Next time on Rockman.EXE: The College Years, “The First Victim”.
Lan: Such a powerful chip.
MegaMan: We have to do something before someone suffers its power.
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[Sonto340]

Nice Chapter, I rather like the concept of bringing back old Navuis, and I can't wait for your next Chapter!

[Flame Buster]

8/10. This chapter was good, even though the end of the stoneman and bombman battle was a little rushed, it was still very good.
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[Abiisan]

8.3/10(ooo, now we have a rating system)

Good chapter; I like Jikan and Sarah; Jikan reminds me of Birdy for some reason. Anyway, it is slightly odd that Roll and Jikan defeated the navis that nearly beat down Megaman and Protoman, though you wrote that battle pretty well. I sincerely hope that yo don't mash all of Lan's friends into the surviving group of 16. I have to say that I hope Sarah and Jikan make it, which is rare because of the fact that I have never taken to any of your characters before now. I hope that Sarah goes onto become a permanent addition like Noah and that this whole battle tournament thing continues to go well.
Also, I went back and watched a few battle city tournament episodes of Yu-Gi-Oh so that I could see the differences and I see that only the foundations are the same, otherwise, this is very original.
Lastly, I beg you not to have Megaman battle protoman in the finals. Please find Lan a new oponent.

P.S. I'm gonna be gone for a short while.
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[SonicNigma212]

Hey, this is a nice chapter that you've put up here, man. Oh, the way that you've brought back some old characters from the past series of RockMan Exe. It's also good that you've based this chapter on one RPG senario that you've looked up. But one thing, what kind of RPG did you look up in order to find that kind of info? I just want to know what to look for so that I could get more ideas for my own story. Well, keep up the good work man and I hope that you update soon. Later!

Maurice A. Nigma :grr:

[LgacyDX]

This chapter is really good. I loved it. Good job.
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[Xel]

That was good, letting Roll fight for once without needing Mega's help. Your chapters are starting to be as good as the first arc. But, quick question..even with the holy panels wouldn't the Life Aura be broken by the timebomb PA? Seeing how It would be at 400 and the Bomb would have been at 500 atk?

[Midnight]

It was decent. Somewhat bland, if not anything. I really didn't find anything wrong or glaringly obvious about any of the strategies used in the combat, but nothing stood out as being exceedingly clever as well.

Fair job.
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