Dark Consequences PG-13 A/Shounen-ai

[Yue-chan]

Chapter One:

The small room was dimly lit from the multiple computer screens that were scattered throughout the room. There were piles of wires everywhere, connecting all of the screens together, as well as connecting them to several other pieces of electronic equipment piled up everywhere. Sitting in the middle of the electronic 'nest' was a young man typing away at a keyboard that rested on his lap as he kept track of the data that appeared on several of the monitors.

"Liam, are you in here?" a small girl asked, pushing the door open a small ways and peaking in.

The young man at the keyboard stopped typing and turned to look over his shoulder. Even a quick glance at the two would have been enough for a stranger to know that they were brother and sister. Both had the same curly red hair, dark green eyes, fair hair, and similar facial features.

"Yeah, Siohban, I'm in here," Liam said, turning back to the computer. "How's he doing?"

'He' referred to the navi that was currently resting inside of the Pet that hung from Siohban's belt. The navi was a little thing, looking very much like a child. He was brightly colored in red and yellow, and his spikey blue hair stuck up everywhere. At that moment he was sleeping, and stirred only slightly at the sound of their voices.

"Okay, I guess. He finally fell asleep after I played with him for the past 3 hours. Didn't think a navi that small wandering the net all alone would have that much energy. I'm just glad he finally fell asleep. What have you been working on? Find anything interesting?"

Siohban came into the room and knelt down next to her brother, scanning the various computer screens. Most of them showed the net activities of several net mafias world wide, and a few other screens showed various scientific groups and/or sites that Liam and deemed 'worth watching'. Siohban knew that her brother was keeping an eye out for anything that they could steal to put their own mafia group on the map, and take revenge against the ones who had killed their parents.

"Not to much, yet. Did see something that might be interesting going on at Japan's Sci-Labs. Seems they have a virus that they're studying that might be of use to us. But getting it will be very tricky."

"I'm sure if anyone can do it, you can, Liam. And I bet Loki would help to, as long as its fun for him." Siohban nodded her head to her Pet, where the navi slept. "Certainly he had fun going through those simulations I set up."

"Good. Then once I've scouted a bit more information on the virus and Sci-Labs, I'll send in Loki and Astra to steal the virus. Maybe then we can get the Irish Net Mafia off the ground for real, this time."


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"Netto-kun! If you don't hurry you'll be late!" Rockman shouted from his Pet. The blue navi tapped his foot impatiently as he waited for his opperator to finish dressing.

"I'm going as fast as I can," Netto snapped back, straightening up his headband. He grabbed his Pet from the desk and ran down the stairs and with a quick, "Bye, Mom!" was out the door.

"We go through this every morning, Netto-kun," Rockman sighed. "Why can't you get up on time for a change?"

"Don't worry, Rockman," Netto replied, grinning. "Since when does anyone ever expect me to be on time to begin with. If I did show up on time, I think everyone would have a heart attack."

Rockman chuckled a bit weakly. "I guess.." was all the navi said.

A little time later Netto skated into the large building that was the Headquarters for the Net Saviors. Some of the workers there recognized the young Net Savior and waved, and Netto grinned and waved back as he headed for the elevator. Inside he was surprised to find Manabe also in the elevator, carrying a couple of folders and looking just a tad bit frazzled.

"I guess I'm not the only one who's late," Netto said with a smile. Manabe smiled back and the young NetSavior.

"Yes, but I don't make a habit of it," She replied, causing Netto to blush a little.

The elevator came to a stop and the doors opened up, allowing both Manabe and Netto to exit. Both of them headed to the main office, where Kifune was sitting behind his desk. There were two other people in the room, one being someone Netto recognized very well. Laika stood in front of Kifune's desk, his posture as rigid as always, his expression one of seriousness.

The other was a person that Netto had never seen before, though he was wearing an identical uniform as Laika, marking him as coming from Sharo. He was a few inches shorter than Laika, with straight brown hair that fell to his shoulders. His eyes were blue, like Laika's, but, as Netto quickly noticed, both his eyes and his face held far more expression that Laika's did. He seemed to be far more open and, though he was also standing at attention as Laika was, he definitely looked far more relaxed.

"Ah, Manabe-kun, Netto-kun, welcome," Kifune said, rising from his seat.

Manabe nodded to Kifune and handed him the folders she'd been carrying, which he set on the desk. He then turned back to Netto, who was staring at the strange soldier with open curiousity. Kifune chuckled softly. Netto never really changed, no matter how old he got.

"As you can see, I have someone to introduce to you. I'd like you to meet Paval, Sharo's newest Net Savior. Paval, this is Hikari Netto, one of Japan's best Net Saviors."

"Nice to meet you, Paval," Netto said, holding out his hand in greeting.

"Likewise," Paval said, taking Netto's hand and giving it a firm shake. "I look forward to working with both you and Laika. I hope that someday I'll be able to become as good as the both of you."

Netto chuckled, and Laika just gave his companion a stony stare.

"Well, you'll have the chance to do so," Kifune said, taking one of the folders on his desk and opening it. "The reason Laika and Paval have come to Japan is because Sci-Labs is working on a new security program with Sharo.

"And what is our mission, exactly?" Paval asked.

"The three of you, along with your navis, shall be guarding the Sci-Lab mainfrain while the scientists work on the new program," Manabe answered. "Something this important is bound to attract attention from criminal syndicates, and we must not allow them to get this program. If they did so, they would be able to use it to manipulate other security programs around the world, and it could cause chaos of all sorts. Not to mention the amount of damage that the virus could cause if it got loose on the net."

The three Net Saviors nodded. Laika and Netto knew just what kind of trouble this could cause, from past missions. Paval had no experience as of yet, but being trained as a soldier, he understood, in a sense, just how bad a situation could get for everyone concerned if some clever criminal got their hands on such a program.

"There's a car waiting to take the three of you to the Sci-Labs now. I wish you all the best of luck," Kifune said, dismissing them. The three nodded and left the office to head for Sci-Labs.

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Rockman and Searchman had both been plugged into the computer of the car their Operators were riding in, and the blue navi greeted the sniper-navi with a friendly smile.

"Its been awhile since we've worked together," Rockman said, happily. "I see Laika hasn't changed much."

"It has been awhile, Rockman, and no, Laika hasn't changed much. We were both surprised when our superiors told us that we were being partnered with a new Net Savior, and that he and his navi were to train with us. I don't think Laika was to happy about this."

Rockman sighed and nodded. "Laika does prefer to do things on his own, most of the time. Paval seems like a nice person, though. But...where is his navi?"

Rockman had looked around, but he hadn't seen any other navis other than himself and Searchman. Searchman looked a little exasperated and shook his head at that comment. He began to make a comment, but was interrupted when a hole opened up in the middle of the net floor. For a split second Rockman thought that Rush had found his way to the pair, but it wasn't the little dog that popped out of the hole.

The head and shoulders of a female navi appeared suddenly, her honey-gold eyes looking around, finally coming to rest on Rockman and Searchman. She smiled and hopped out of the hole, and it closed behind her. The navi, now that Rockman could see her clearly, looked similar to Searchman in that, like the other navi, her colors were black and camoflauge, but unlike Searchman she had neither a rifle or a helmet. She had dark blue hair that hung down her back in a braid, and the navi symbol on her chest was, oddly enough, a celtic triad that was gold, silver, and bronze in color.

"Hello," She said, walking up to Rockman and Searchman. She ignored the other Sharo navi, focusing all of her attention on Rockman. "I'm Jump, Paval's navi. Who're you?"

Rockman was a little taken aback by her straightforward, open manner. From what he had seen of Sharo's navis, they were as reserved as the soldiers they were paired with. Jump, on the other hand, seemed to be on the opposite side of that spectrum. Granted, Searchman wasn't as extremely reserved as his operator, but Jump seemed to be as open as Netto. It seemed odd to Rockman, but the change wasn't an unpleasant one.

"Hi, Jump. I'm Rockman. My operator is Netto-kun."

"Ah, the brown-haired boy talking to Paval. He seems nice enough. Is he as good a netbattler as I've heard? I've heard you two are among the best there is." Jump asked, sounding as if she didn't quite believe the rumors she'd heard.

"Netto-kun and I are a very good team," Rockman replied honestly, blushing a little. "We're very close, and we work very well together."

Jump nodded very quickly. "Perhaps we'll have a chance to battle each other later on. Paval and I are pretty good as well."

"I'm sure you are, if you both became Net Saviors," Rockman agreed.

Jump smiled at that comment, then suddenly shifted her attention to Searchman. She jumped at him, wrapping her arms around his shoulders, much to the other navi's dismay.

"Oi, Searchman, lets play a game until we reach the Sci-Labs," Jump said with a grin.

"I'd rather not," Searchman replied, untangling Jump's arms from around his neck and pushing her away. "Try to concentrate on your mission."

"But we're not at the Sci-Labs yet, so our mission hasn't technically started yet," Jump said, shaking her finger at him.

Then she grinned suddenly, and snapped her fingers. Rockman was confused for a moment, then suddenly a hole like the one Jump had come out of opened up beneath Searchman's feet, causing the other navi to fall. He didn't fall far, but deep enough that both Rockman and Jump had to walk to the edge of the hole to see their comrade. Searchman looked up at the pair, and he was not amused.

"Aww, did the poor navi fall down the hole?" Jump sing-songed. "Tsk, tsk, Searchman. I thought you Net Savior navis were always prepared."

"Jump! Get me out of this hole. Now!" Searchman shouted, attracting the attention of the three Operators. Laika looked as irritated as his navi, Paval had the grace to look embarrassed at his navi's joke, and Netto just began to laugh.

"Netto-kun, don't laugh," Rockman chided.

"S-s-sorry," Netto said, around his giggling fits. "But that was funny."

Laika glared at both Netto and Paval, who were trying their hardest to stop snickering, though clearly they weren't doing to good of a job.

"I have a feeling this is going to be a very long car rider," Rockman sighed, shaking his head.
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[Midnight]

I swear I remember this one! I just wonder where the first copy of it went...I know I read it on these forums...

Anyway...Jump. She is QUITE the unexpected character. She's quite playful, which is a good thing, but to be matched with someone who seems as stoic as a rock is at least a shock. And yes, it has been posted before, and I really hope you decide to continue this one. I look forward to seeing how Jump will integrate with the other characters.
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