Bonds-Chapter 8: The End of a Long Road *COMPLETE*

kuro-kitsune · Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 7:02 pm Post subject:

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fanfics are keeling me. @_@

^_^ this is getting really interesting. it's fun watching characters slowly changin over time. but... netto dressed up as forte... (ZOMG COSPLAY~~ *shot repeatedly*)

~kuro-kitsune~

HubHikari · Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:09 pm Post subject:

EXCELLENT! wonderful chapter Sol this is a very good fic and I can't wait for more!
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Kitty-Chan · Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2005 2:14 pm Post subject:

I really enjoy this. You are dead-on in terms of keeping everyone in-character.
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**Sol** · Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:28 pm Post subject:

Chapter 5: Uncertain Future

“We're nearly there, Forte...can you believe it?” Netto said while resting on the ground. It had been another two and a half months ever since the two of them had their argument in the forest. The two of them didn't talk about it after that, which suited Netto just fine.

The two had been running into several delays that kept making them lose time on the road. Whether it be from something small like Netto stopping at a town to wash his clothes; or to something huge, like discovering another lab on the road.

Man, I didn't expect a place like that to hold us up for so long...Netto thought as he brushed some of his hair out of his face. Much to his annoyance, his hair had been growing at a rampant pace and was now at least shoulder length. It also didn't help when his bangs kept falling across his eyes. But then again, it wasn't really the lab holding us up, was it? That city was in chaos, and we had to find a way around...

It was true. It was right after they explored the lab and took anything that would have helped them. Netto was going to the small city to rest when an old traveler stopped him.

“Child.” the old man stated while holding Netto's shoulder, “Do not go in that city. If you even step one foot in there, you will be an immediate target by all the gangs in there.

Netto blinked. “Gangs?” he asked incredulously. The old man nodded.

“Yes. Several gangs have occupied the city, and all inhabitants have been driven out.” Netto's heart sunk at that; his plans to go into the city for some help were now gone. “Even more, the gangs are constantly are war with each other. Because of that, all gangs kill anyone that steps foot within their turf, as they are constantly paranoid.”

The boy absorbed all the information with a shocked look. “But...why? What are they fighting for?” The old traveler just snorted.

“Don't be so naïve, young one. Some humans just fight for the hell of it, and this is one of those times. From what I've seen, they have nothing to fight for other than turf, which isn't much incentive in a destroyed city.” he grumbled before turning around. “They just fight for the sake of fighting in a world like this...they have nothing to live for, after all. Humans exist to kill other humans, after all...You'd do good to listen to me, boy, or you will regret it later.” The old man then started walking off, leaving a gaping Netto staring after him.

“...he isn't serious, is he?” Netto whispered, “There is no way...”

“Netto.” Forte cut in. The boy immediately looked at the navi, surprised. The caped navi hardly ever said his name; whenever he did, it was usually something important. “I would listen to him.”

“What!” Netto exclaimed while looking staring at Forte. The navi shrugged.

“We may not know much about this world, but the old man probably has more experience than you. Besides...what he said about humans was correct.” Netto continued to stare as Forte shifted slightly.

“How so, fin-head?” he asked quietly. The navi sighed.

“As that man said, the humans occupying that city have nothing to live for...so they take out their frustration on everybody else. Stepping into that city would be suicide.” he said calmly, looking at the bewildered expression on Netto's face.

“But...that's...” Netto stuttered, trying to think of something to refute Forte's statement. He sunk to the ground when he found he couldn't think of anything at all. “Are people really like that...?” he asked sullenly. “Not just here, but everywhere?”

Forte nodded. “It is the truth. Humans will always fight...they always have and always will. It is inevitable. And even then, most people die at the whims of others; most of them not caring what happens. Remember it, human.”

Netto shivered a bit before looking at his map. He had to get his mind off the subject. “Now we have to find a way around the city...” he muttered. “Wonderful.”

That was a month ago. Since the city in question was surrounded by mountains, he opted to travel around them. However, it took him nearly two weeks just to do that, and he had lost major time. Forte was really grumpy the whole time, so he avoided annoying the navi when he could.

Laying back on the ground, Netto stared at the discolored sky. “Humans will always fight...they always have, and always will.” he repeated quietly to himself. Just the thought of that depressed him. “Sure, humans always fight over stupid stuff, but to the extent of killing each other for no reason at all? I know it's possible, but...” Netto sighed, sitting up as he did so. He didn't need to think on such a thing at the moment.

“So human...” Forte drawled out, “How much farther to go? I'm starting to tire of your constant presence.” The boy gave the navi a hurt stare, but he knew he didn't really mean it. Forte just said stuff like that to rile him up.

“Well...” Netto then took out the map and checked with the coordinates. “It's not much farther...possibly only a day's walk from this point.” he said before rolling up the map. “And even then, we don't even know if what's there will help us...it's the only thing we have going for us at this point, though.”

The navi grumbled again before falling into silence. Smiling, Netto picked up all his things and continued down the road. “I think there's one small town before we reach the Environmental System, so we can rest there.” he said while walking.

“Fine. Let's just get going.” the navi grumbled.

For the next few hours, everything was fine. Netto was making good time, and was attempting to make some idle chatter with Forte. Like always, he only responded with snorts or the occasional 'hmm'. Soon enough, the town came into view. “Alright! Nearly there...” he exclaimed excitedly. He was about to continue walking when something caught his eye. “What's this?” he wondered as he looked at the object laying on the ground.

“Human!” Forte snarled, obviously unhappy that Netto had stopped. “What are you doing? Stop staring at the ground and start walking!” However, it seemed that the boy had not heard him. Forte growled in annoyance. “What the hell are you staring at anyways?”

Netto just unhooked the PET from his waist and pointed the screen in the direction he was staring at. Forte widened his eyes in confusion. “What is that?” the navi questioned. Netto shook his head.

“I don't know...but it looks like a leg.” he muttered. “A metal one, to be exact...see? It's all rusted.” Netto pointed out while looking around. “Why would a metal leg be all the way out here, though...?”

That was when he noticed even more rusted parts on the hill he was on. “What the...?”

“Something is off.” Forte stated while narrowing his eyes. “I'm sure there is something up here...and I don't think we're going to like whatever it is.” Netto looked at him in confusion.

“You're getting that vibe too, aren't you?” he questioned. Forte just nodded in reply. “Good, so I'm not the only one. Maybe we should check this out...”

“And waste even more time?” Forte growled out. Netto glared at him.

“The town isn't even that far away! We can explore around here for a little bit. It wouldn't hurt, would it?” he asked exasperated.

Forte grunted. “Fine. Just don't take forever.” Netto nodded and started exploring the hill even more intently. For a few minutes, he couldn't find anything real odd. Just as he was going to descend the hill and walk towards the town, he saw another group of metal parts not too far away.

“This is starting to get a little freaky.” he muttered before walking towards the parts. Leaning down to inspect them, he found something really odd. “This looks like...a head?” he said while his eyes widened. “Is this some sort of robot?”

“If it is, then it must be a very ancient one.” Forte stated from the PET. “From the way the parts are all strewn about, I'm assuming no one has been up here for quite some time.”

“But why though?” Netto asked no one in particular as he examined the robotic head more closely. He then noticed something by the 'ear' of the head. “A plug-in port?” he said in surprise, “That's odd...hey Forte, could you plug in and check it out?”

“Alright...but we're leaving after this, understood?” he growled, annoyed that they were taking too long on the hill. Netto nodded in reply.

“Plug in! Forte, Transmission!” he cried as the infrared beam shot into the port. “Forte, since there is no power running through the head, you have to be extra careful. I'm using the battery power from the PET to keep you in there, so explore as quickly as you can!”

Forte looked at his surroundings. “It doesn't look like there is much here, so I don't think it will take too long.” he said as he walked along the path. For a few minutes, he just explored around the pathways, trying to find something of interest. It wasn't until he nearly reached the end of the whole path that he found something. “Well...this is new.”

“What...?” Netto exclaimed, confused. “What are those things?”

Forte was standing in front of some weird, orange colored blob. There was some sort of red nucleus in the middle of it as well. From what the navi could see, there were numerous blobs on the path in front of him, blocking it completely. “They don't look that tough.” Forte snorted, seemingly unimpressed. “They're not even moving.”

Netto narrowed his eyes a bit. “You may be right, but...” he trailed off as he started to ready his battle chips, “I don't want to take any chances. We'll attack one and see what happens.” Netto then took one chip from his pouch. “Battle Chip, Neo Variable Sword! Slot In!”

Forte's right arm changed into a slim sword with a curved edge. Growling, he rushed at the blob and swung downward. Although he was able to cut into the blob, Forte soon found that his arm was stuck. “What the heck is this stuff?” he growled in annoyance as he wrenched his arm free. Leaping back, he analyzed the blob more intently. “The goop itself is tough...but I think I know it's weakness.” he stated as he charged forward again, this time stabbing directly at the red nucleus. The sword pierced through the goop and struck the nucleus, which shattered upon being hit.

Almost immediately, the goop gave off a hissing sound as it dissolved. Forte smirked.

“How did you know how to deal with it, Forte?” Netto asked curiously.

“Far too easy...a virus like that has it's weakness out in the open. It's only means of defense is its skin, but anything that can overpower it or pierce it makes it useless.” he snorted.

“And you figured all this out just by attacking once? Impressive.” Netto commented. Forte looked away to hide the small blush that rose on his cheeks.

“Shut up.” The brunette snickered at that before getting some more battle chips ready.

“Alright, since we now know how to delete these things...let's keep going.” Forte nodded and dashed his way towards the next blob.

For the next few minutes, Forte continued to destroy even more blobs as he made his way to the platform where the path led. His first sword had long since worn out and Netto sent him a Samurai Sword to replace it. Unfortunately, the sword was about to give out as he destroyed another blob. Growling, he changed his arm back to its normal state. Only one blob left, and he had no weapon.

Shrugging, Forte gathered some energy into his right hand. “Oh well...might as well do it the old fashioned way.” he said as he leaped up. “Earth Breaker!” he cried as he slammed the energy down into the blob, obliterating the nucleus inside. The blob gave off one last hiss before melting. Forte slightly panted to regain his breath. “Whew...alright, I'm satisfied for now.” he said while he smirked, “It's been a while since I've had a workout like that.”

Netto raised an eyebrow skeptically. “You call that a workout?” Forte snorted.

“I wouldn't expect you to understand, human.” Netto shrugged.

“Oh well...time to see what those things were blocking.” he muttered as he looked around the area via the PET. At first, there was nothing of interest to see. However, he soon caught sight of something didn't think would be there.

“A door!” he said incredulously, “It can't be...”

“What's so special about a door, human?” Forte growled, “You look far too surprised for something simple like this.”

Netto stared down at the navi. “This isn't an ordinary door, Forte! It's a Past Vision!”

“A Past Vision?” Forte repeated, confused. Netto nodded.

“I've seen these things before...they record memory and simulates an area of the past based on that memory.” Netto explained, somewhat excited. “If a Past Vision is here, then it has to be an important memory, doesn't it? I mean, those blobs weren't just there for no reason, right? They had to be guarding this.”

“I suppose.” Forte shrugged. “You want me to go in there, huh? If it gets us out of here quicker...” he sighed as he stepped through the door.

Immediately, Forte was greeted with the sight of plains and hills. “What the hell?” he muttered as he looked around. “You weren't kidding, were you human?”

“No, I wasn't!” Netto huffed, annoyed. Forte snickered. “Anyways, look around. Hopefully something will come up soon.”

Forte grunted as he wandered around the plains, searching for anything that might seem odd. Suddenly he heard a loud yell. “What was that?” Netto queried, startled by the sudden yell.

“It sounded like a group of humans yelling...” Forte was then cut off by a loud gunshot.

Netto's eyes widened. “What was that!” he exclaimed as he looked at the surrounding area through the PET screen. Forte narrowed his eyes and ran to where the noise was made. He stopped when he set his eyes on the commotion below.

“What is this...?” Forte breathed, his eyes slightly widening. Netto was stunned.

On the plains below, there were two throngs of people fighting. One group was clothed in some sort of gray uniform, and the other group was in a dark red. Strangely enough, the group clothed in gray had groups of robots with them; it was remarkably similar to the one Netto had found on the ground.

Suddenly, there was silence. “What are they doing?” Netto asked quietly, although he already knew the answer. Suddenly, the gray clad group charged at the red group, guns blazing. Netto watched in shocked horror as countless bodies dropped dead, blood flying everywhere. Both the humans and the robots mowed down the opposing group in a matter of minutes, but to Netto, it felt like an eternity.

The grey clad group then lined up as a short and pudgy man made his way through the ranks. Neither Netto or Forte couldn't hear what he was saying, but he suddenly pulled out a revolver and shot the last surviving red person through the chest. The gray clad group cheered before assembling back into ranks and marching on.

“General.” one person's voice called out. “One of our robotic soldiers was destroyed by the enemy. Should we retrieve it?”

The general snorted. “No, leave it where it is. If it was destroyed so easily by those scum, then let it rot. I don't care.” There were some more cheers before the voices drowned out completely. Netto felt his legs give out, horrified by what he had seen. Forte quickly plugged out, silently watching Netto's reaction.

“Horrible...” he let out, somewhat shaken by the vision. “Just plain horrible...” he let out quietly, looking at the ground. “Why? What were they fighting for that warranted them killing each other?”

Forte stared at Netto. For a second, he looked really worried before he resumed frowning. “Netto...” the navi said quietly, wincing at how worried he sounded. He wasn't supposed to be worried about the human, was he?

Netto was now trembling, holding back tears of anger. “What was it for? Wealth? Power? Or was it just the thrill of killing people?!” he all but yelled. Forte was taken aback; Netto was currently sounding like...

You. The second voice in his head piped up. He has seen only some of the horrors humankind inflict on each other, and he is shaken by that. At this time, you should comfort him.

Comfort him? Forte thought incredulously, What makes you think I'll do that? I don't care what he thinks-

That's where you're wrong. The other voice said. You know you want to help him get over this...because he reminds you of yourself when you were alone. Despite everything you say, you do care what he thinks of you, and subconsciously, you know he cares about what you think of him too.

Before Forte could mentally retort to that, the voice left with one simple message; Ask yourself this; do you really want someone else turning out like yourself? Forte closed his eyes for a moment and sighed, turning back to the trembling human.

“Netto. Calm down.” he said loudly. Netto stared at him in shock; why was the human hating navitelling him to calm down instead of gloating? “I know that watching humans kill another is hard, but you can't act like this.” The brunette just gaped at him.

“Is this what you and that old guy meant? That humans live just to kill each other?” Netto felt sick to his stomach; he wanted to throw up, but he had nothing in his stomach to do so. Forte shook his head.

“No, humans do not live just to kill each other. Some have purposes...I would have thought you knew about this already.” Netto was surprised at what Forte had just said; the navi was also surprised at what he had said as well.

“I do know, but...it's hard to think clearly after seeing something like that.” he said as he stopped trembling and stood up on shaky legs. “Let's get out of here...I need some sleep.” Netto grumbled as he made his way down the hill. Getting back on the road, he took the PET and stared at Forte. “I thought you said you hated humans.” The brunette muttered quietly.

Forte scowled. “I still do, human.” Netto stared blankly at him.

“If you still do, then why did you help me? If anything, you should be gloating...” Forte stared back at him.

“...I just didn't want you to have a breakdown before we got to where we're going. Just helping you out of necessity.” he said coolly. Netto suddenly smiled at him.

“Thanks, Forte.” Forte blinked before he turned away to hide his blush. Why does this human keep making me feel this way? Why does he keep making me feel...wanted?

Netto then checked the PET's battery. “Uh-oh...it's getting low.” he muttered as he replaced the PET on his belt. “We're lucky we're almost there...” His eyes then trailed down to where the PET was.

...for some reason, I don't want this to end... Netto thought sullenly. I miss my family and friends, but I don't want to abandon Forte...

Netto didn't want to admit it, but he liked having Forte with him as a partner, maybe even as a friend. The navi was abrasive and rude, yes, but he could somewhat relate to him. Even more so after the Past Vision.

Closing his eyes and letting out a sigh, he made a promise.

I won't let Forte be alone again. After this is all over, I'll ask him to come with me...I'm sure papa, Rockman, and everyone else would understand...I hope.

With that thought finished, he continued his way towards the town, and ultimately, the Environmental System.

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Next Chapter: Hollowed Halls: Now Netto and Forte are finally at their goal: The Environmental System. As they explore around, more information on what has happened to the desolate world is revealed; and Netto doesn’t take too kindly to it. Meanwhile, Sera has grown tired of her ‘experiment’ and now plans to eliminate the two wanderers. Can Yuna stop her in time?

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Author’s Notes: Whoo, nearing the final stretch. Only a few more chapters to go before Bonds is finished.

However, a sequel is planned for a later date, so look out for that when this fic is finished at last.

Next chapter hopefully coming out soon.

Thanks go to Quatre Winner and JK Fie’r for betaing.
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HubHikari · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 12:20 am Post subject:

Wonderful chapter Sol, it was written very good and I can't wait to read more Excelent work!!!!

5 out of 5 Forte's
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The story is super cool hope to read more soon :]
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CrossFusionStarman · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2005 2:33 pm Post subject:

Great job as usual, Sol! Forte and Netto are finally-well, almost finally-friends. And poor, Netto, that must've traumatized him for life. And looks like Yuna will be in this. Man, I can't wait till the next chapter.
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Neko · Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:11 am Post subject:

Lovely, just lovely, It was perfectly IC and it makes me want more. Keep it up :D
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Kitty-Chan · Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 9:30 am Post subject:

This is truly an exemplary piece of work. I simply cannot wait for the rest.
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Ano sa...could someone please make me a Zero/X, Blues/Netto, or Forte/Netto avatar/banner? I would greatly appreciate it...
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**Sol** · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:13 pm Post subject:

Chapter 6: Hollowed Halls

Netto stared at the huge structure in front of him. He was finally there, after several months of traveling. Sighing, he brushed back his hair. He used the last of the credits to get himself a haircut, and his hair was back to where he liked it. Looked at his PET, he sighed. “Well, we're finally here. Hopefully there is something here that will help us.”

Forte snorted. “There better be...”

Netto glanced down at the PET and sadly smiled. Since the event on the hill the previous day, the two had seemed to grow closer. Some part of him was telling him that neither of them wanted this to end, but he knew better. He had to get home to his friends and family.

Whether this was the last day he spent with Forte, or the beginning of several, he would make the best of it.

Walking into the compound, he was slightly startled when Forte suddenly growled. “Something isn't right here...be alert!”

Suddenly stopping, Netto glanced at Forte before staring at the area in particular. Looking around, he saw that the whole area looked like some kind of power plant. There were multiple buildings surrounding the middle area, and several large turbines near the edge of the establishment. Curious, he walked a bit closer to inspect them. Narrowing his eyes, he also inspected the others near the first one.

“These turbines are all in working order.” Netto stated flatly, glaring at the ground. “They don't look damaged at all...” Getting up, he started to walk towards the middle area. “I don't like this. If the environmental system is so damaged, then why wasn't there any attempts to fix it?”

Indeed, Netto had wondered that throughout his journey. If people were suffering, then why wasn't there any attempts made to fix the system? Over time, he concluded that with the world in such a battered state, that there wasn't enough materials to do so. With this new revelation, however, it made him think twice.

“Let's explore a little deeper.” Forte piped up, also suspicious of the area. “This is only the outside, so there may be an internal problem.” Netto nodded as he began to walk deeper into the establishment. Some time passed as he was walking past the buildings, just looking around. The whole system was bigger than he thought...

Soon enough, he came across an abandoned computer building. Heading inside, he saw several things of equipment just lying untouched. “What is going on?” Netto asked in wonder, “Everything here is still usable!” Heading over to what looked like the main computer, he turned it on. Watching it boot up, he turned to Forte. “I'm not sure why, but something is very wrong.” he whispered, staring intently at the navi. Forte could only nod at that.

Finally, the main computer booted up. Glancing at the navi, Netto frowned. “You ready, Forte?”

Forte grunted. “Yeah, let's just get this over with.”

Netto nodded. “Plug in! Forte, transmission!” he cried as he fired the beam into the main port.

When Forte materialized within the computer, he blinked. The area wasn't really big at all. In fact, he only materialized onto some sort of platform, the space around him blank. “This is odd.” he stated flatly.

Netto looked confused. “This is the main computer though, it shouldn't be blank like this!” he exclaimed, looking at the space through the PET. “Unless the computer itself has no data on it, then...”

At that moment, Forte spotted something on the far side of the platform. “Huh. What's this?” he questioned as he got closer to examine it. Analyzing the data, he narrowed his eyes. “Human!” Forte boomed loud enough so Netto could hear him. “I just found a video feed. Should I play it?

Netto blinked before looking around. There were no television screens around to play it, so he nodded. “Do it.”

Complying, Forte played the clip on the computer screen.

There were two figures standing inside the computer room. Their figures were blurred, and there was all sorts of noises going on in the background.

“...What is this?” a gruff voice called out. Whatever noise in the background stopped.

“Sir, this is the main computer.” came another voice, one that sounded distinctly snake like. “All the data about the system and the surrounding areas are kept in here.”

“Huh.” the first voice said before sounds of him turning away were heard. “Erase it.”

“Sir?”

“You heard me.” the gruff voice stated plainly. “No one needs to know what happened here. Erase all the data from this computer. That's an order.”

“But sir!” the second voice protested, “the data here is all very important! If we erase it, then how will we fix the system?”

There was a long pause before the gruff voice spoke up. “You heard what I said earlier.” the first voice hissed, “erase it. All of it!”

“...yes sir.”

The video cut out shortly after that.

Netto looked shocked. So that's why the main computer was empty...

Forte took that time to plug out. “Hmph...looks like some sort of conspiracy.” he remarked, staring at Netto. The boy nodded.

“Yeah...but why would they want to erase all the data on the Environmental System?” Netto asked, feeling slightly uneasy. “People could have used it to rebuild the system...” Shaking his head, he turned around and walked right out of the building.

Forte was slightly surprised. “You're taking this news a lot better than I thought you would.”

Netto growled. “Let's just say that I know some humans can be like that.” he shot back, making Forte's eyes widen slightly.

The brunette supposed he could have been more shocked at what the video feed had shown, but he found he wasn't. Although he didn't show it, he was still reeling from the image he had seen the day before. The way that one man could just order an army around to kill mercilessly opened his eyes to the fact that not all humans were good. Of course, he knew it already, but he had been denying it for some reason. He just couldn't figure out why.

For the next hour, Netto wandered around the premises, just looking for anything that could help him understand what was going on. Eventually, he sat down on a pile of crates outside the building to rest.

Staring up at the sky, Netto sighed. “It's been so long...”

“What are you talking about?” Forte asked, somewhat annoyed that they couldn't find anything so far.

Netto chuckled. “Sorry. It's just been so long since I've seen my family and friends.” he said as he brought the PET up so he can look at Forte. “I wonder how they will react to me when we get back. I've changed, I know that...”

Forte snorted. “We have to get home first, human. Don't think about such stuff, it'll hurt even more in the long run.” he said, almost whispering the last part. Netto gazed at him sadly.

“I know...but I have to keep hoping, don't I?” he asked the navi, closing his eyes as he did so. “It's what kept me going these last few months.”

Forte shrugged. “I wouldn't know.” Netto sighed again as he looked at the cloaked navi.

“You know...” Netto started, almost hesitant. “Sometimes, I get this feeling...like no one understands me at all.” At that, Forte looked at him curiously.

“A feeling?” Forte repeated, just staring at the brunette. “How can you say that no one understands you? From what I know, you have plenty of people that can...”

“ No you don't!” Netto said sharply, cutting Forte off. “It's just sometimes, I just need to talk about stuff that my friends wouldn't get. My mom wouldn't understand either...” he said lowly as he stared at the ground. “My dad would understand...but he's never around. I've needed to talk to him more and more, but he's never there.”

Forte blinked. “So you're saying that you've never been able to talk about what was bothering you...”

Netto nodded. “Not only that, but...I just wanted someone there to talk to. And don't say anything about Rockman. I know he's always there for me, but...he doesn't understand some of the stuff I go through everyday.” he muttered as resumed looking at the ground. Forte decided to stay silent.

Some time passed before Netto looked back up. “Alright, I think we can look around some more.” he said as he got up. Slowly smiling, he looked down at Forte. “Thanks for listening, fin-head.”

Forte snorted. “It's not like I had a choice in the matter, human.”

Netto continued to smile regardless. “I know.” he said as he made his way down the winding paths of the buildings, “But I wanted to get that off my chest for a while. I actually feel kind of relieved now.” Looking around, he saw another area that he hadn't explored yet. “Well, there has to be something over here...”

Entering the unexplored area, Netto immediately caught sight of an odd looking building. The bottom level looked like all the other buildings, but the entire top area was twisted into some sort of tower. Shrugging, he decided to go in anyways. “Wonder what is in here...”

“Has to be something of moderate importance.” Forte spoke up, warily eying the surroundings. “This building is built differently from all the others we've seen so far. Whoever was here was using this building for something...”

Netto shrugged again. “Well, we won't know until we see what's up there, right?” he asked as he started to ascend the steps.

For the next few minutes, Netto continued to climb the stairway. Finally, Netto reached the top, panting a little bit. “Jeez, those steps seemed endless...” he muttered before he looked around the top of the tower. Blinking, he looked around the perimeter again. “There's nothing up here!”

Forte glanced out of his PET and looked around. “Oy, human.” he drawled, “Look to your right.” he said, slightly annoyed that he had missed something really obvious.

Confused, Netto looked to his right. Right by the window was some kind of terminal, and it seemed to be blinking. Realization dawning on his face, Netto scowled. “How could I have missed something so obvious?”

Forte chuckled within his PET, and Netto glared at him. Sighing, he got the PET ready. “Whatever...Plug in! Forte, Transmission!” he cried as the infrared beam shot into a port in the terminal.

Materializing within the terminal's network, Forte looked around. “It's empty here too...” he murmured, “Did those humans get to this area as well?”

“I guess so.” Netto let off as he looked around as well. Spotting nothing of interest, he was about to plug Forte out before the navi stopped him.

“Wait.” Forte said before he took a few steps to his right. Leaning down, the cloaked navi picked something up off the ground. “This looks like some sort of text data.”

“Text data? That would be helpful...how much can you salvage from it?” Netto asked, already knowing it had to be partially corrupted.

Forte ran a quick scan before shaking his head. “Most of it is pretty corrupted. I can get the beginning, and some of the end, but that's it.”

Netto sighed. “Alright. Could you please open them so we can see what it's about?”

Forte slightly scowled, but nodded all the same as he opened up the text file.

LOG 26998-A0X

The Environmental System has been totally destroyed by some unknown variable.

However, no worries. I am certain by the end of next month, we can have it up again. Although the core may have been totally vaporized, it isn't that hard to make a new one from scratch when you know what you are doing. The question is how much damage will be done in that short span of time...

...I've been hearing some frightful things, though. Apparently, some army has been marching around the continent, slowly taking over areas that belonged to us. Our army is trying to repel them, but...

Almost...we almost have the new core ready. We've been in quite the rush though; the gray army is approaching fast. They want something from us, but what could it be...?

...no...they...

..z..zzt...

END OF LOG

Netto blinked from reading that. “So they were trying to repair the system after all...” he breathed, somewhat surprised. “I wonder what happened though...the person who wrote this said some kind of army was approaching, but the log doesn't give a date, does it?”

Forte shook his head. “No, it doesn't.” Netto furrowed his brows in thought before his head shot up, his face etched in shock.

“F-Forte! The log said that they were the gray army, didn't it?” The cloaked navi merely stared at Netto until he caught onto what he was saying. His eyes widened too. “That means the gray army we saw in that vision...”

“...was the same one that was heading here. Of course...” Forte murmured. Netto shook his head to shake off some of the shock. Now it made some sort of sense. The gray army had invaded and made their way to the Environmental System. It still didn't explain why they had, however. Sighing, he plugged Forte out and stood up.

“Well, let's head for the main building.” Netto said as he started walking down the stairwell. “Maybe there it will explain everything.”

Forte found himself nodding. “Yes...maybe there we will find a clue to getting home.” Netto glanced at him and smirked.

“We will find something there, count on it!”

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Sera stared at the two figures in boredom. Much to her ire, the two had managed to reach the Environmental System with little to no problems. It confused her on how one human could be so lucky as to catch all the breaks he had during his journey. On top of that, it seemed that her theory was being proved wrong. The accursed human and computer program were growing closer.

She scowled as she waved away the image. “It seems the human has disproved my theory after all...” she muttered silently as she got up. “Hmph. That's no fun at all.” Gathering some energy into her palms, she started to focus on a distinct figure. She had to keep it as small as possible, however, to avoid alerting The Master.

Grinning as she felt it, she then sent the figure down to where Netto and Forte were at. “Yes, fly my pet...” she murmured before chuckling. “Fly to where those worms are and destroy them. I'm counting on you to do this right, Geetz...”

“No!”

Startled, Sera turned around to see another figure rush in. Snarling, she immediately recognized who it was. “Yuna! What are you doing here!”

Yuna glared at her sister. “I'm here to stop you from destroying those two. I won't let you continue your sick game any longer.”

Sera smirked. “Well, you're too late. I've already sent my pet, Geetz, to dispose of them. There is nothing you can do.” Her grin became wider when she saw Yuna's face pale.

“No...” Yuna muttered, her eyes staring at the image of Netto and Forte. “Have all of my efforts been in vain?”

“Efforts?” Sera repeated curiously before she snarled again. “Now I get it...you've been helping that brat all along! No wonder he's had so many lucky breaks...you've been working behind the scenes!” Seeing Yuna wince, Sera narrowed her eyes. “Now it all makes sense...the money, the battle chips, everything! You've been helping him avoid all the danger I placed ahead of him!”

Growling, Yuna merely gazed at her sister. Sera suddenly smirked. “Well now...I believe this counts as interfering with another god's area...I think The Master will have something to say about this.” she said gloatingly.

“How dare you!” Yuna suddenly screamed, absolutely furious at her sister's arrogance. “The Master would not let you get away with something as huge as this! Are you so blinded with your hate of humans that you would chance flouting the rules of The Master?”

Sera cackled again, making Yuna wince. “The Master would not notice, dear sister! He hasn't for the past thousand years, and he won't now! Who cares if I had to bend a few rules just to prove myself right?”

Yuna then closed her eyes and sighed. “Have you learned nothing over these past millenia, Sera?”

Sera only glared hatefully at her sister. “I have learned far more than you have, Yuna! The human race is a scourge upon the universe, nothing more than tiny bugs waiting to be squished. I wanted to see how such insects would survive without their precious 'technology', so I totally destroyed one world to see...it seems that they still could. How disappointing.” she spat out.

“It seems that you have never understood the human race, Sera...” Another voice rang out, it's tone somewhat harsh. Sera gasped as she turned around. Behind her was The Master, with his long blond hair and clad in his blue robe.

“Master!” she whimpered, bowing low. “I-I didn't hear you arrive...!”

“Exactly as I planned it.” The Master said as he stared upon the trembling Sera. “Sera. You have not only failed in your duties, but your total disregard of the rules has upset me.”

The goddess paled. “M-Master? But what about Yuna? She has been intruding on my duties as well!”

The Master growled at Sera, startling both goddess. Neither of them had seen him this angry in their entire lifetimes. “Don't you even dare to try and blame Yuna. She was doing her job, and you're the one who interfered first.” Sera winced at his tone, but he wasn't done yet. “Not only have you intruded within Yuna's sphere of influence, but now I find out that you really did destroy that world...how dare you.”

If The Master was angry before, he was absolutely livid now. Sera stepped back in fear. “From this day forth, I strip you from your position of watching over the mortals and remove from you your power to do anything.”

“N-no! Master! Anything but that!” Sera all but screamed. That was one of the worst things to happen to any god or goddess, to be stripped of their power so completely that they were just bystanders. The Master fixed her with a cold glare.

“You are lucky that I am being lenient, Sera, because the full punishment I had in mind was a whole lot worse.” he stated icily, making both goddesses shiver. “Now, begone from my presence and wait for me in your chambers. You are not to leave, or the consequences will be harsh.”

Sera looked like she was going to protest again, but quickly stopped upon seeing The Master's glare. Fixing Yuna with one last hateful stare, she teleported out. The Master sighed before looking at Yuna.

“I really wish I didn't have to do that, but I had no choice. Her disregard to the rules I set down has forced me to act.” he said before sighing again. “You know I also have to punish you, Yuna, for breaking the interference laws.”

Yuna stepped up to the master, unhesitant. “Yes Master, but I did it out of necessity. I simply could not let Sera play around with human lives as if they were mere toys.” The Master raised a brow quizzically.

“But one of them is not human.” he pointed out, “One is merely a program created by the humans to simulate life.” Yuna shook her head.

“Maybe, but they are living all the same. I promised myself that I would see both Netto and Forte home, and I intend to go through with it. I shall face whatever punishments that come my way; I am not afraid.”

The Master merely stared at her before chuckling. “Very well then...I'll suspend your punishment for now. I wish to see how things turn out for the two of them.”

Yuna then gasped. “Sera sent Geetz down to kill them!” she said, shocked that she had forgotten such a thing. “Master! We need to go down and help them!”

The Master shook his head sadly. “Unfortunately, our laws prohibit such a thing...it is all very crazy, actually. I really need to go back and destroy those loopholes...”

“Master!” Yuna cried in dismay. His head perked up at that.

“Oh, right...I would not worry, Yuna. I have the feeling everything will turn out alright for them. Let us watch for now and see how things turn out.”

“But Master!” Yuna said, surprised that he couldn't do anything, “Sera sent down her pet to destroy them! Not even the two of them can deal with something like Geetz...”

Surprisingly, The Master chuckled. “Do not worry, Yuna. I have seen to it that Geetz will not be able to use all of his strength.” Yuna looked confused, so he pointed to the image he conjured up. “Let us just watch and see how they deal with it.

Yuna frowned. I hope you know what you are doing, Master...Netto, Forte...stay safe.

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“Phew...” Netto muttered as he finally entered the main building. It had been a long walk from the abandoned tower, and he was already feeling tired. The main building was very spacious on the inside, and it looked like there were several rooms to look through. Netto sighed. “This is going to take forever, at this rate.”

“Let's just avoid looking in all the rooms.” Forte suggested. “All we need to do is find the area the houses the system itself. Nothing else matters.”

“I guess you're right...” Netto sighed. Forte smirked.

“Aren't I always?” Netto cast an amused glance at the navi.

“Getting a bit of a personality, are we?” he snickered as Forte blushed a bit and turned away. Shaking his head, Netto continued deeper inside the building.

For the next hour or so, he had no luck. Every area he tried going through was a dead end, and he was starting to get frustrated. “Where is the stupid system?” he hissed, turning back yet again from another dead end. That was the fifth one he had run into, and his patience was starting to wear thin. Forte was starting to get mad as well.

Finally, after yet another half-hour of searching, Netto managed to find a passageway that was easily overlooked. Trudging along, he couldn't help but notice that it seemed to get darker as he advanced. He came to a stop outside a pair of steel doors, feeling oddly on edge.

“Aren't you going to open the doors, human?” Forte growled out, his patience at an end. Netto gulped and opened the two doors.

He paled when he looked inside.

Inside the giant room was huge machine with some kind of sphere held above the ground. Netto reasoned it was the core for the Environmental System, so he quickly ignored that. What frightened him, though, was the numerous amount of skeletons that were on the ground.

Even Forte couldn't hide his shock. “What happened here...?” he breathed, blinking rapidly. The sight before him was gruesome...

Breathing deeply, Netto stepped into the room. Forte looked at him in surprise. “You're still going in there, Netto?” he exclaimed. Netto nodded.

“I...We have to. If we ever hope to understand what has happened, then we have to see what's in this room.” Netto said with false bravado, but Forte could see that the boy was trembling. Netto continued into the room, avoiding all the skeletons as much as he could.

Climbing up the numerous stairwells, Netto finally reached something that seemed to be a gigantic console with a giant monitor. Calming himself, he reached for the PET. “You ready again, Forte?” he asked quietly, trying to hide the nervousness in his voice.

“I am.” came the reply.

“Plug in! Forte, Transmission!” Netto cried as he fired the infrared beam into the console.

Forte once again appeared in an area where there was nothing but the platform he was on. Looking around warily, he spotted another piece of data on the far side of the platform. “I found another video feed...are you sure you want me to play it?”

Netto hesitated for a second before he nodded. “Do it. There's no turning back now...”

Forte closed his eyes. “Alright then.” he said quietly as he began the feed.

“So, this is the main area of the system, eh?” came a gruff voice from a shadowy figure. The second figure nodded.

“That is right sir...” came a snake like voice, “This is the main control for the environmental system area.”

“Argh!” came a voice from down below before gunshots were heard. There was the sounds of bodies hitting the floor before it fell totally silent again.

“Bah!” the first voice snorted, turning away from the system. “Such scum are lower than the dirt beneath my feet. Their technology as well! Destroy it all!”

The second figure paused. “I am afraid that is impossible, sir. It seems that they have made the system itself...untouchable.” he said finally. The first figure growled.

“Fine.” he spat, not at all pleased. “Take anything that looks useful and bring it back with us. We're leaving.”

“Sir, what about the new core the scientists were working on?” the snake like voice asked. The gruff voice snorted again.

“Leave it. We don't need it anyways...soon enough, this continent will come under our rule..."

The rest of the feed cut out from there.

Netto stood there, stunned. “So...the gray army came in here and killed unknown amounts of people just to rule this continent?” he asked incredulously. “Is this how human kind really is? That we follow those that hold power blindly? So that we kill others under orders, not caring about the lives we take?” he asked as he started shaking again. This was starting to get to be too much for Netto.

“Netto!” Forte said from the computer, trying to calm the human down. “Don't forget what we talked about yesterday! Are you going to be so weak as to allow a few images to rule your mind?”

“Easy for you to say.” Netto spat viciously. “You already hate humans, so you don't have to suffer over the fact that you know your own kind is doing wrong.”

Forte blinked in surprise before closing his eyes and sighing. “Perhaps you are right, but beating yourself up over this isn't the way to go about this.” he said, trying to break through to the boy.

Netto merely stared up at Forte, his eyes still having unshed tears in them. “Is this what you had to go through, Forte? With your hatred of humans?”

Forte shifted uncomfortably. “Not exactly...”

Suddenly, there was a loud screech behind Forte. Turning around, the cloaked navi found himself facing a large, bird-like creature.

The bird had some kind of gold color-scheme and an some kind of armor on. It's wings were huge, spanning the length of the entire platform. The feathers on its wings looked sharp, and it's talons looked even sharper. The bird's tail had some kind of drill-like tip on the end, and it's red eyes bored into Forte.

“What is that!” Netto cried, surprised at something appearing so suddenly.

“I don't know, but I'm taking it down!” Forte stated as he got into a battle stance. Netto took in a breath and nodded.

“Alright Forte, let's do this! Battle Routine, set!” Netto yelled as he drew a chip out of his pouch.

“Execute!” Forte cried as he started to charge his Shooting Buster. The bird screeched again before diving forward, talons extended.

Netto tried to shake off the shaking feeling he had. Something was telling him that something was going to go wrong. Shaking his head to clear it, he took a chip.

“Battle chip, Dream Aura! Slot in!”

If only Netto knew that his feeling was right...

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Author's Note: No next chapter preview, mainly because it's the conclusion. That, and I want to keep it a surprise.

Anyways, I decided to get this chapter out earlier than I intended. Mainly because I have some schoolwork I have to do, and I wanted to write this out before I became swamped. So here it is.

The next chapter will be out soon. This chapter was to set everything up for the conclusion, which is only two chapters away. Stay tuned

Thanks go to Quatre and JK Fie'r for betaing.

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I bet you all weren't expecting the next chapter that quickly, huh? I wanted to get it out of the way before I lost my motivation for writing it.

Anyways, be on the look out for the next chapter, which will be out soon!
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JoshuaBlack · Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 38

Well the god got what she was coming to her but will Netto ever be the same when he goes home and then there is Forte will he let his heart be open or will he close it again. Good chapter :]
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CrossFusionStarman · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:35 pm Post subject:

Beautiful. That's the only word I could think of to describe it. I may be incorrect, but isn't hollowed spelled hallowed? Sorry if i'm wrong. But still, this was an amazing chapter. Can't wait for the conclusion. Once again, you delivered awesomeness, Sol.
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spiecas · Net Battler Joined: 16 Sep 2005 Posts: 77 Location: Earth

This was great, but I think that you should have them become sort-of-friends, but Forte should not stay with Netto after all this is done. He should still continue to be on his own.
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Neko · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 7:25 pm Post subject:

AWESOME!

This is getting better and better. Although I would think Netto would give Rockman a little more credit ;P However, I just *love* the charachter development.

Can't wait for the next part :D
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DarkMega · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 8:59 pm Post subject:

W-O-W!!!! Such suspense! I can't wait to find out what happens! Wonderful piece of work. I never even realized that Netto and Forte really do have that much in common. Your fanfic is not only a good read, but it is also very thought inspiring! Great job!
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HubHikari · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:00 pm Post subject:

Wonderful chapter sol this fic is a Excelent fic a little sad to see it so close to the end but can't wait to see the finale Wonderful Job keep it up!
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Kitty-Chan · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 8:22 pm Post subject:

I just love the interaction between Netto & Forte. I think Forte should stay with Netto; that way, a sequel of how things progress can be written.
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**Sol** · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 3:17 pm Post subject:

Chapter 7: The Bonds that Bind Us

“What is that?!” Netto cried, surprised at something appearing so suddenly.

“I don't know, but I'm taking it down!” Forte stated as he got into a battle stance. Netto took in a breath and nodded.

“Alright Forte, let's do this! Battle Routine, set!” Netto yelled as he drew a chip out of his pouch.

“Execute!” Forte cried as he started to charge his Shooting Buster. The bird screeched again before diving forward, talons extended.

Netto tried to shake off the shaking feeling he had. Something was telling him that something was going to go wrong. Shaking his head to clear it, he took a chip.

“Battle chip, Dream Aura! Slot in!”

Forte grunted as he held off another talon attack by the giant bird, being pushed back. Although the Dream Aura protected him from any damage, he could still feel the force of the attack. Growling, he brought his buster forward. “Shooting Buster!”

He fired a multitude of buster shots at the bird, snarling when the bird just glided out of the way. Analyzing the battlefield. He was stuck on a small area of space, while his enemy was able fight from the sky. Furthermore, his enemy was pretty quick. If the bird was able to dodge a flurry of buster shots, then there was no telling how fast it was.

Suddenly, the golden bird started to flap it's wings quickly, sending a shower of razor like feathers at the navi. Quickly leaping all over the place to avoid them, Forte tried another Shooting Buster. Again, it was dodged. Growling, Forte leapt backwards to assess his options.

I hardly have any room to effectively fight! Forte thought as he started to prepare an Earth Breaker. That stupid bird keeps flying away after any attack I throw at it... Leaping up, Forte managed to intercept the golden bird as it was descending.

“Nowhere to run, bird.” Forte said as he smirked. “Earth Bre-” the cloaked navi was cut off when the bird turned to look at him, gathering some kind of energy into its mouth. “What?!” was all he got off before the bird shot the energy at Forte, driving him back into the ground.

“Forte!” came Netto's voice, “You alright?”

Snarling, Forte stood up. “I'm fine. That last attack broke the Dream Aura, though.” he replied as kept staring at the giant golden bird. If he didn't know any better, it looked like it was smirking at him. He growled; nothing did that to him and lived.

Netto narrowed his eyes. “Then I guess we'll have to get serious then.” he stated as he drew another chip. “Battle chip, Neo Variable Sword! Slot in!”

Forte's right arm immediately morphed into a slim sword with a curved edge. The bird screeched again, diving forward with it's talons.

“I don't think so!” Forte said as he jumped up into the air, bringing the sword back in position. “Take this!” he cried as he unleashed a sonic wave from the sword, heading directly towards the bird's chest.

The bird took off again, but not without getting hit near the chest area. The bird let off some sort of growl, and immediately flew right into Forte, making him fall to the ground again.

Landing upright, Forte growled as he held his side. That last attack hurt. “What is this thing?” he asked out loud, glaring at the brid figure as it started to glide back towards the platform. “That attack should have wounded it, but it shrugged it off like it was nothing!”

“This isn't a normal virus, Forte!” Netto said as he was preparing a few more chips, “It's just like that two-headed wolf we saw all those months ago...”

“Hmph.” Forte snorted, standing upright again. “No matter. I'll bring it down...” he muttered as the bird flew forward, talons extended. It looked like it was ready for the kill. Forte once again jumped out of the way, letting the bird glide past him. Glancing behind him, he saw the bird turn once again. “He's too fast...”

“Here it is!” Netto exclaimed as he held up a chip. “Forte, when I send this chip to you, fire it point-blank into that birdbrain's face!”

Forte readied himself. “And what chip are you planning on sending, human?”

“This one!” Netto exclaimed. “Battle chip, Mega Cannon! Slot in!” he cried as he sent the data to Forte. The navi's right arm morphed into a red-colored cannon.

Smirking, Forte prepared to jump. Just as the golden bird was about to dive down at him, Forte leapt up at it. Extending the arm with the cannon out, he pointed it right at the bird's face. “Mega Cannon!” he cried as he fired.

The bird screeched in pain as it plummeted to the ground. Forte landed behind it, and immediately ran out of the way to avoid being swatted by it's tail. The cloaked navi charged up his buster and followed up his attack with a Shooting Buster. The bird, however, merely shielded itself with it's wing.

Forte frowned. “No effect...” he muttered. How strong was the bird, anyway? The golden bird then shook its head and stared at the navi. Forte took one look at the bird's face and snarled.

“Forte, what's wrong?” Netto asked, trying to find another chip to send to Forte.

“That bird...just smirked at me.” Forte said, eerily calm. “Nothing smirks at me in battle...not a virus, not a navi, and not some damn freak bird!” he growled out as he prepared another Earth Breaker.

“Forte! Don't!” Netto yelled, but Forte ignored him as he started to rush towards the bird.

The golden bird, however, had different plans. Narrowing it's beady eyes, it spread it's wings and started to glow with a blinding white light. Forte had to stop charging and cover his eyes because the light was so bright.

“What's...happening?” Forte choked out. It seemed that the area around him was warping, becoming distorted. He could hear the bird screeching, but he ignored it in favor of trying to keep his bearings. The light then became so bright that Forte had to shut his eyes.

“Forte!” Netto yelled again, trying to see if the navi was alright. Forte distantly heard it, but couldn't respond.

Suddenly, it felt like something was pulling him from behind. The pull was so strong that he lost his center of balance and collapsed onto his knees. Breathing labored, he closed his eyes to regain his balance.

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“Master? What is happening?” Yuna asked, worried. Geetz was proving to be a strong opponent for Forte, and the goddess was concerned on how the two would survive. Her worry increased when she saw The Master frown.

“It seems that Geetz is attempting to materialize in the real world.” The Master stated as he stared intently at the image. “Something that he didn't count on is happening, however.”

“What?” Yuna asked in confusion. The Master closed his eyes and slightly smiled.

“Geetz is expending too much energy to phase into the real world. Consequently, he's bringing everything around him into the real world as well.” he explained, still staring

Yuna blinked before her eyes widened. “So...that means...!”

The Master nodded. “Yes...just watch for now, though.”

Yuna sighed as she turned back to the image. “I really hope that they get out of this alive, Master.”

“So do I, Yuna...so do I.” The Master remarked as they continued watching.

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As soon as the light faded, Forte shook his head to clear it and stood up. “Where is that bird?!” he snarled, regaining his balance. “Some cheap trick won't save it...” he muttered, looking back and forth.

“F-Forte...?!” came Netto's voice.

“What, human? Can't you see I'm...” he growled out as he turned around, “...what?!” he gasped, his eyes widening.

In front of him was the human. Netto's eyes were as wide as dinner plates, and he was gaping at him.

“H-how? Is this even possible?” Netto muttered, blinking rapidly to make sure it wasn't an illusion. Forte looked over himself and at Netto, trying to make sure that he wasn't hallucinating.

Netto slowly walked over to Forte and laid a hand on his shoulder. Coming out of his confusion, Forte stared at the boy. “What are you doing?” he asked quietly, his eyes boring into Netto's brown ones.

“I can touch you...” Netto breathed, his expression changing into one of awe, “This is amazing...” he muttered as he took his hand off the navi's shoulder. “It's all so unreal...how did this happen?”

Forte shook his head. “I don't know...that strange bird did something though. It felt like I was being pulled somewhere.” he murmured as looked around. Everything looked incredibly different now that he was seeing it from outside the network. That and just staring at Netto face to face made it seem all like a dream.

Netto suddenly started in surprise. “That bird! Where did it go?!” he exclaimed before looking around wildly. Forte looked around in surprise; he had temporarily forgotten about the giant golden bird in the shock of actually being in the real world.

“Up here...” a voice boomed from above them. The two looked upwards, finding the giant bird looming above them.

“It can talk?!” both Netto and Forte exclaimed simultaneously. The bird let off another screech, sounding distinctly like a chuckle.

“Fools...” the bird spoke, leering at them. “I don't have time to play with you...Mistress Sera has ordered your execution, and I, Geetz, shall be the one to do it.”

“Sera?” Netto repeated in confusion, eyes widening. “Is that the name of the person who brought us here?” he asked, narrowing his eyes at the giant bird.

“How sharp.” the bird remarked sardonically, “I was planning on killing the both of you separately...however, due to a slight oversight of mine, it seems that the both of you are now together.” Letting off another screech, it glared down at them. “No matter. That just means I can just kill both of you at the same time.”

Forte snorted. “I'd like to see you try, bird.” he growled, glaring at the giant bird above them.

Geetz let off another screech. “Amusing.” it remarked as it spread it's wings, “But...playtime is over, I think. Preapre to die!” With that, Geetz started to dive down at them.

Eyes widening, Forte immediately grabbed Netto into his arms and leapt off the platform. Netto, surprised, watched Geetz destroy the platform that they were on only seconds before. Forte landed on the ground floor, immediately placing the brunette back on his feet. “Forte...?”

“Hide, now!” Forte growled as he got in a ready stance. Netto looked at him in bewilderment.

“But...”

“Do as I say!” Forte ordered, watching Geetz recover from crashing into the platform. “If you don't, you'll be an easy target! I can't both battle and protect you at the same time, human!”

Netto hesitated for a few seconds before nodding. “Alright...I'll send Battle Chips to you when I find a spot to hide in.” The brunette started to run to a corner of the room when he suddenly stopped and turned around. “...be careful, fin-head.”

Forte smirked at him. “I will, human.” Netto slightly smiled at him before he resumed running to a corner of the room.

The caped navi then returned his attention on Geetz, who had recovered from crashing into the platform. “Now, where were we?”

Geetz growled down at the cloaked navi. “Impudent worm! I shall make sure your death is painful!” it boomed before spreading it's wings again. “Take this!” Geetz screeched before unleashing several razor-sharp feathers at Forte.

Swiftly jumping to dodge the feathers, Forte charged up another attack. “Shooting Buster!” he shouted as he moved, shooting multiple shots at the bird.

Geetz merely grunted and covered himself in its wings again. “This attack again, worm? You know it's futile!” it boomed as the shots bounced off the wings. Uncovering itself, Geetz looked around. “What? Where did he go?!”

“Right here!” came Forte's voice as he leapt up from behind Geetz. “Earth Breaker!” he cried as he drove the energy into the giant bird's back.

Geetz shrieked in pain as the Earth Breaker collided with its back. “You shall pay for that, you worm!” it shouted before smacking Forte with it's tail, sending the navi crashing into the wall. Immediately, Geetz followed up with its attack by diving down, talons first.

Meanwhile, Forte was recovering from the attack. Netto saw this while hiding behind a pile of rubble and immediately got a chip out from his pouch. “He'll be damaged really badly if he gets hit...” he said as he slotted in a chip. “Battle chip, Barrier! Slot in!”

Forte saw the talons heading towards him as he crossed his arms to block the inevitable hit. He was surprised when some sort of barrier formed around him, preventing Geetz from hitting Forte. The navi smiled. “Thanks, human...” he muttered as he gathered energy for another Earth Breaker, “Time for a counter-attack.”

Leaping up, he slammed another Earth Breaker into Geetz, this time hitting the bird directly in the chest. Geetz shrieked in pain again, and swatted Forte away with his wing. The cloaked navi landed upright and jumped away again, frustrating the golden bird.

“You will not get away from me so easily!” it shrieked before charging up an energy blast in it's mouth. “Die!” Geetz screamed before it shot multiple energy blasts everywhere.

Netto covered his face when an energy blast landed somewhere near him, making a large dust cloud arise. “Damn...I can't see anything...” he muttered as he tried looking around. He then heard a scream of pain somewhere towards the far end of the room. “Forte!”

Forte had narrowly dodged an energy blast, but the force of the blast sent him hurling into a pile of rubble. He stood shakily, holding his side in pain. “Damn...” he let out as he looked at the looming figure above him.

“You see how futile it is to oppose me, you little worm?” Geetz screeched in a haughty sort of way, “You will not win. Just stay down and accept your fate...”

“Never!” Netto yelled out from the corner of the room, “We'll keep on fighting until we can't anymore! There is no way we're going to lose to such a freak like yourself, right Forte?”

Forte chuckled. “That's right...I'm not going to lose to something like you!”

Geetz growled. “Impudent worms...I shall savor both your deaths!” it roared as it gathered up more energy in its mouth. Forte started to move quickly; he couldn't afford to be hit by one of those blasts.

“Forte!” Netto called out, evacuating his hiding place as an energy blast was aimed at it, “Use your Vanishing World! It's the only thing powerful enough to really damage Geetz!” he yelled out, hoping Forte had heard him. Netto yelped as he quickly dived behind another pile of rubble, avoiding a flying energy blast.

Forte grimaced. “He's right...” he muttered to himself, “I have to make this count, though.” He began to gather up energy. Forming both of his hands into a Gospel head, he readied himself.

Multiple energy blasts struck the ground, making everything hard to see from all the dust and smoke that had arisen. Gritting his teeth, Forte continued to steady himself. “Where is he...” he muttered silently to himself.

Then the dust cleared. Geetz was still hovering in the air, looking around for the cloaked navi. Forte smirked; this was it. “You've given me enough trouble...” he stated as he brought the Gospel head up, “Time for you to go! Vanishing World!” he cried as he shot the beam of energy at Geetz.

Surprised, the golden bird covered itself with it's wings. For a moment, it seemed to be able to stop the beam. Then Geetz roared in pain when the beam pushed it back and damaged it. Forte lowered the Gospel head, panting.

“Argh! You little-!” the golden bird roared while opening it's wings again. Geetz screeched in pain when they fully opened, revealing that some parts of them were destroyed. “My wings...you damaged my wings...! I won't let a worm like you get away with such an act!” The giant bird then started to charge up more energy.

Forte was still breathing heavily when Netto started to yell. “Forte, now's our chance!” he cried as he took one more chip. “One more of those and he's down for the count! Battle chip, Area Steal! Slot in!”

The cloaked navi immediately knew what Netto was talking about as he formed the Gospel head again. Taking in a deep breath, he immediately teleported behind Geetz.

Geetz's eyes widened. “What...?!”

“This time, there is no escape!” the cloaked navi cried as he prepared to fire. “Vanishing World!” Forte roared as he shot the beam at point-blank range.

The beam pierced Geetz's chest. The giant bird opened it's mouth in a silent scream, it's eyes unfocused. “No...!” it muttered, “This is impossible...!” With that, the bird finally fell to the ground, slumped over.

Forte landed on the ground, slumped over and panting heavily due to the energy he used in using his Vanishing World two times in a row. He looked up to see Netto running over to him, beaming.

“You did it!” he cried, staring into Forte's face, “You got him good!”

Forte could only bring himself to smirk at Netto. “You expected anything different?” he asked sarcastically, looking at the brunette.

Netto closed his eyes and chuckled. “No, I didn't. Not from you, anyway.”

Forte chuckled as well. “I don't want to say this, but...thanks.” he said, looking down. “If you didn't send me that chip in time...”

Netto waved him off. “Don't mention it. After all, we're partners, right?” he said while offering Forte a hand to help him.

The cloaked navi stared at the hand for a moment. “Partners...” he muttered, looking thoughtful. That was when he noticed Geetz slightly moving around. Forte's eyes widened. That shot should have finished it off!

Geetz let off a low chuckle. “I have failed in my mission...how humiliating...however...” it muttered silently as it started to gather a massive amount of energy in it's mouth, “I will take both of you with me!” it roared as it shot it towards the duo.

Netto turned around and looked shocked at the incoming projectile at them. There was no way that they were going to dodge that!

Forte looked at the energy blast and at the wide-eyed boy right next to him. Without hesitation, he covered Netto's body with his own.

“Forte...?!” was all what Netto was able to get out before the blast hit Forte's back. The cloaked navi screamed out in pain, the blast also vaporizing his cloak. When the blast stopped, his head dropped to look at the boy.

Netto looked absolutely mortified. “Forte...” he choked out, his face pale. “Why...?!”

Forte growled as he summoned the last of his energy into his right hand. “No time...for that right now.” he muttered as he leaped at the slumped figure of Geetz. “Die! Earth Breaker!” he yelled as he brought the energy down on the bird's head.

Geetz could only stare up at the descending energy approaching his head. “Mistress Sera...” it muttered before the Earth Breaker collided with his head. The head shattered upon impact, the remains lying at Forte's feet.

Forte stared at the pieces on the ground, his breathing labored. “Good riddance...” he murmured before he collapsed to the ground.

“Forte!” Netto yelled as he started to sprint towards the prone navi. In his rush, he didn't notice as something fell out of his pocket.

Finally reaching the navi's side, Netto held Forte's upper half in his arms as he stared at the navi's face. Checking over the navi's body, he looked at the numerous injuries and burns on Forte's body. The navi's entire back was scorched from protecting Netto from the blast. Already, Forte's eyes were half-lidded, a sign that he would be falling unconscious soon. “Forte, why?! Why did you protect me?” he asked, his voice cracking.

Forte smirked at him. “Why are you even asking?” he let out weakly, slightly cringing in pain. “I saved you, didn't I?”

Netto's eyes threatened to spill over with tears. “Yes, you did...but look at you!” he choked out, tears already coursing down his face. “You're...you're dying...” Even he could see that Forte was dying; the navi had simply taken too many injuries.

“Human...” Forte whispered, almost unconscious. “You should know me by now...I always do...what I want to do.” he stated before falling totally unconscious. Netto, seeing this, was startled.

“Forte...?” Netto whispered, shaking Forte. “Forte! Wake up!” he said with increasing volume. “Fin-head! Wake up!” he commanded silently. The navi didn't respond.

More tears coursed down Netto's cheeks. “No...” Netto murmured as he brought the body closer to his chest. “It wasn't supposed to be like this...we were supposed to go home together...” Netto whispered as Forte's breathing was diminishing. “We were supposed to go home, and I was going to ask you if you would like to stay...then maybe...Forte...” This time, Netto couldn't hold back his tears.

“FORTE!!!” Netto screamed out, his voice reaching the heavens.

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Finally having enough, Yuna turned back to The Master. She had tears in her eyes as well. “Master, please! Allow me to go down there and help them!”

The Master regarded her with a cool look. “Why do you care so much about them Yuna? They are two insignificants in the universe, after all.” he said with steel lacing his voice.

“No! They aren't!” Yuna nearly screamed. “No one is insignificant! If we divine beings are allowed to think that, then what use is there in watching and protecting over them?” she yelled out with tears running down her face. “Furthermore, all of this came about because of our disdain for the humans. If we do not correct that mistake, then all of this will happen once more...”

The Master blinked as Yuna bowed low before him. “Please, father! Let me help them in this time of need!” Yuna only addressed The Master as father when it was a matter of great importance.

The blond haired man suddenly smiled. “I see you have learned your lessons clearly, Yuna.” he said while he helped Yuna up. “You are correct; we cannot allow ourselves to hate the very people we protect. That is why I shall allow you to go down and help the two of them.”

Yuna looked up at The Master with a smile, tears still glistening in her eyes. “Thank you, father...” she said before she teleported out.

The Master remained staring at the spot where Yuna was only a second ago. “I have raised one daughter who is wise beyond her age and another who refuses to let go of the past...” he sighed, “I only hope it isn't too late for Sera.” The Master said sadly as he made his way towards Sera's chambers for her punishment.

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Netto remained kneeling on the ground with Forte's prone body close to his chest, sobbing. He couldn't do anything to help the navi, not even healing battle chips helped.

That was when he heard some footsteps behind him. Turning his head around, he saw a girl about his age with tanned skin and green hair in two pigtails approach him, sadly smiling. “Hikari Netto...”

Netto looked at her, surprised. “How do you know my name? And what are you doing here?” he growled out, wary of the new person. If the girl was scared, she didn't show it.

“Forgive me...I have been watching you all this time, and I couldn't do anything to help until now...” she said sadly. Netto's eyes widened in realization.

“You...you sound like that voice from before...” he muttered in shock before he shook his head. “But I can tell you aren't...you sound more kind...” Yuna smiled again.

“I am sorry for all the pains my sister, Sera, has brought upon you. I may have arrived too late to do anything about Geetz, but...” her gaze traveled down to Forte. “I can help save him. It is the least I can do for everything you two have gone through.”

Netto stared at her, unbelieving. “You...you can help?!” he stuttered. “Why should I trust you?”

“To trust me or not is up to you, Netto.” Yuna said kindly, smiling at the boy. “And yes, I can help Forte...but...” she hesitated, as if unsure. “It is incredibly risky. It may not work...”

Netto glanced between her and Forte for a few seconds before he stood up. “Do whatever you have to do to save him.” he stated with a hard edge to his voice, staring at her.

Yuna was startled. “You want to do this, even without knowing what you're about to do? This can potentially kill you!” she stated while looking at the boy.

Netto shook his head. “I'll do whatever it takes to save Forte's life...he saved mine, and now I'm going to save his.” he muttered while looking at Forte's unconscious body. “Just tell me what I have to do.”

Yuna looked hesitant before nodding. “Alright, I'll explain what you're about to do. We're going to link Forte's lifeforce to yours.” Netto stared up at her in surprise.

“A link?” he repeated, somewhat startled. “Like the one between me and Rockman?”

Yuna shook her head. “Somewhat. This one is going to be different, though...with this link, Forte will be able to live because he'll be connected off of your own life. Anything that happens to him happens to you as well, and vice versa.” she explained as she stared at Forte's prone figure. “However...the process of creating such a link is highly dangerous.”

“What's the dangerous part about it?” Netto asked quietly, not taking his eyes off his partner.

“To create the link, both of the people involved must trust each other deeply...at the same time, both people will experience each other's memories and feelings at one time.” she said, “That's the dangerous part about it; the sudden onslaught of memories and feelings may drive one or both people insane.” Yuna explained before sighing. “Are you sure you want to go through with this?”

The brunette looked determined. “Yes.”

Yuna smiled. “Alright then...just hold Forte close to you, and I will start the rest.” Netto complied with the request as Yuna gathered some energy into her hand. “I have the fullest confidence in you, Netto...I know you won't fail.”

The goddess then held out her finger and pressed it to the middle of Netto's forehead. “Alright, it begins...” Yuna breathed as she started the process.

The effects were immediate. Netto fell down to the ground screaming, clutching his head in pain. His eyes were clenched shut as he took in all the memories of Forte's life all at once. Screaming in pain again, he punched the ground as felt what Forte was feeling during each of those memories.

Netto could see when Forte was first created in the Science Labs. He could feel Forte's happiness as he trusted Dr. Cossack so completely. He then saw how the Science Labs ordered Forte's deletion, the fight, and Forte getting the scar across his navi emblem. He felt sadness, despair, then finally, rage.

He saw Forte's struggle to survive on his own in the Internet, deleting countless viruses and searching for a challenge. He finally came across the ruler of the Ura Net, Serenade. He saw the legendary battle between Forte and Serenade, and how Forte was nearly deleted from the fight. Netto then saw Forte wandering, searching for a reason for his existence, and his pledge that he would bring judgment to the human race.

Through Forte's memories, he could see what happened after the whole Proto incident. His near deletion, his merging with Gospel just to survive, and the struggle to survive once more. Netto couldn't comprehend how Forte survived with all the pain he had put up with.

Finally, Netto opened his eyes. Yuna gasped audibly; they were uncharacteristically cold. “Filthy humans...” he muttered lowly, “I shall bring judgment upon them...” Netto then shook his head and screamed again. “No! These are Forte's memories, not my own!” he panted out, his mind threatening to overload with everything that was shown to him. “I am Hikari Netto, not Forte!”

Yuna watched with surprise etched onto her features. “He's incredibly strong...he's fighting to keep his identity intact...” she said in wonderment.

Netto crawled over to Forte's body and took it into his arms again. “Forte!” he nearly yelled, “You're not dying, not if I have anything to say about it!”

That was when he fell unconscious.

Yuna looked shocked for a minute before she saw a faint glow outline both bodies. She then smiled. “It's beginning...” she said as she looked at the both of them. Suddenly, she looked horrified. “No! I completely forgot about the other link...!”

Making a quick decision, she walked over and put her hands on Netto's forehead. “Forgive me again, Netto...I must do this. If I don't cut the other link, then you will surely die...”

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Forte was floating somewhere. He didn't really care since he was dying, but everything around him was just a bright white color.

He didn't know what was going on at this point, though. All of a sudden, he had started to receive several images of Netto. He could make out through the hazy state his mind was in that these were memories, since they showed the boy when he was younger.

One memory in particular stuck out.

“Mama?” a ten-year old Netto spoke up, “When is papa coming home?”

Haruka smiled down at her son, albeit sadly. “I'm sorry Netto, but he won't be home for another two weeks...he's off on assignment.”

“Oh...” Netto looked downcast for a moment. Forte could see that the boy was fighting to not say anything or cry, but his whole demeanor changed in a moment. “Alright then! I'll just have to talk with papa when he comes home, huh?”

Rockman smiled from his PET. “That's the spirit, Netto-kun!” Netto grinned down at him.

“Let's go on the net! I wanna show papa how good I'm at battling viruses when he comes back home!”

The memory ended right there, and Forte was left mulling over it.

The thing that stuck out was that the memory wasn't a happy one. He actually felt what Netto was feeling; the sadness, the loneliness, and even hate against his father. Forte was surprised that someone like Netto could even feel hate.

As more memories passed, Forte learned a bit more about the boy he had traveled with for the past 4 and a half months. He couldn't explain it, but he felt everything Netto had gone through. What shocked him the most was the amount of negative feelings that he had kept bottled up inside him.

“Netto...” he murmured, “I didn't realize how alone he felt sometimes...his father is almost never there for him, except in times of crisis...he wants closure in a father figure, but since he almost never sees him at all, any problems he has is bottled up...”

“...Forte...” a voice came out of nowhere. The navi looked around in surprise.

“Did someone call my name...?” he whispered out as he looked around.

“Forte...!” the voice called out as Forte recognized it.

“Netto? What are you doing here?” he asked as Netto floated closer to him.

Netto didn't say anything as he enveloped Forte in a strong hug. “What...?” Forte let out, shocked.

“Forte...” Netto said as he hugged the navi closer to his body, “All those horrible things you've seen...how could you deal with such pain?” he asked, closing his eyes.

Forte felt something he had never felt before in his entire lifetime. Comfort. “I could ask you the same thing, Netto...how could you just keep to yourself like that, just keeping all the negative feelings to yourself?”

“I don't know...” Netto breathed, looking at Forte as he released the hug. “There are times I just want to spill out my feelings to my father, but I almost never see him...” he muttered sadly. “So I keep the pain inside...I thought if Rockman or anyone else didn't see me like that, then they wouldn't get worried about me.”

Netto then stared Forte straight in the eye. “Were you looking for a reason for existence all along? Just something so you wouldn't feel insignificant?”

Forte nodded. “At that point...I felt alone. I just needed something for me to concentrate on, something to dedicate whatever life I had to...I chose the destruction of human kind.” he muttered as he looked away. Netto smiled.

“I don't blame you at all...I would have done the same thing.” he replied as Forte looked at him, shocked. “But now, I want to ask you something...”

Holding out a hand, Netto extended it to Forte. “I want you to come with me when we get back home. I don't want you to feel the loneliness you have been feeling anymore...”

Forte eyed the hand skeptically. “But what about your father? And Rockman? What will they have to say?”

Netto smiled again. “We will deal with that as the time comes. So what do you say?” he asked, again extending the hand towards the navi. “Let's go home. Together.”

Forte stared at the hand again before he took it within his own. “Yeah, lets go back...together.”

Netto beamed at Forte, and to his surprise, Forte smiled back at him too. Vaguely, he felt something detach from him, as if it was being taken away, but he paid it no mind. He just hugged Forte again as he drifted off into unconsciousness, with Forte following quickly.

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Yuna stood back up as the glow around the two bodies intensified. When it finally died out, Netto was holding Forte's PET tightly to his chest, with the unconscious form of the navi inside. Yuna sadly smiled.

“You two did it...now both of your lives are connected to each other, for better or for worse.” she said as she placed her hand over Netto's unconscious form. “Now, I shall take the both of you back home. Both your fates have changed drastically, and both of you face many challenges ahead.” she said gravely as she started to glow. “But for now, just rest. You have earned it.”

And in a flash, both her and Netto were gone.

Just a few steps away from where the goddess stood before laid the forgotten blue headband with Rockman's symbol on it.

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Rockman sat down and panted, resting after a quick spar with Blues. Silently, he thanked Roll for calling Blues to spar with him; it really got his mind off his troubles for a short while.

Blues sat down next to him, also panting. “You've gotten better.” he remarked. Rockman smiled at him.

“Or you could have gotten worse.” he replied before snickering. Blues only frowned at him.

“How are you holding up?” Blues asked, and Rockman slightly narrowed his eyes.

“I'm fine...I'm sure we'll find Netto-kun soon.” Rockman replied, a bit icily.

Blues sighed. “Rockman, you can't keep beating yourself up over this. It wasn't your fault!”

“How can you say it wasn't my fault?! Netto-kun got kidnapped under my watch, and I couldn't even do anything to help!” Rockman shot back, anger creeping up into his face. The blue navi then caught himself and sighed. “I'm sorry Blues...it's just been tough. No evidence has turned up, and I'm on edge...”

“It's understandable.” Blues said as he patted Rockman on the shoulder, “It's only been a week, after all.”

Rockman nodded. “Maybe you're right...I should give it some more time-” he cut off when he gasped and clutched at his chest.

Blues was startled. “Rockman! What's wrong?!”

Rockman fell to his knees, clutching at his navi symbol. “T-the link...!” he gasped out, “It's been severed!” he let out as he quickly fainted.

Blues immediately called his operator. “Enzan-sama! Quickly get Dr. Hikari!”

“Blues, what happened?” Enzan asked urgently as he started to dial up Yuuichirou.

“Rockman has fainted, and he mentioned his link with Netto being severed!” Blues said quickly while picking up the navi.

“What?!” Enzan exclaimed. “I'll hurry, just make your way towards the Hikari residence!”

Blues nodded as he picked up the pace. Quickly looking at the unconscious navi in his arms, he grimaced.

If the link between Rockman and Netto has severed, then...something bad has happened. Blues thought as he started sprinting towards the Hikari's network.

Something huge was about to happen, and Blues wasn't sure if he was going to like it.

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Author's Note: Just one more chapter to go, whoo...

I managed to get this out before the weekend, since I had stuff to do and wouldn't be able to post. Look for the final chapter to come sometime next week.

Thanks go to both Quatre Winner and JK Fie'r for betaing, and a special thanks to Neko Salosa for betaing this chapter quickly.

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Almost there...just a bit more. To all those that read this, thanks for putting up with my lateness so far. I'll make the final chapter good, I promise. Wink

~Sol
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Kitty-Chan · Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject:

Wai!! No more link with Rockman?! Demo...doesn't that mean they can no longer crossfuse? & does Forte now know who Rock-kun really is? Confused

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Need more Zero/X, Netto/Rock, Rock/Netto, Forte/Netto, & Blues/Netto. PLEASE!
Ano sa...could someone please make me a Zero/X, Blues/Netto, or Forte/Netto avatar/banner? I would greatly appreciate it...
Thanks for the avatar, Mandi!
People! We need more Blues/Netto & Forte/Netto on the net. Come on; help me out here! *gives everyone her Super-Adorable Irrisistable Sad Kitty Eyes(TM)*

JoshuaBlack · Joined: 03 Sep 2005 Posts: 38

Oh my that different but not sure it was the right thing to do in the end glad Forte lives but to cut Netto's and Rockman's link? that different indeed :!
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