Prologue
"Hello. My name is Lan Hikari. I'm a major scientist at SciLab, the technological center around here. Every day, I've been trying to improve our knowledge about computers. But, let me tell you a little bit about myself so you'll understand me better. A couple of years ago, I foiled the plans of WWW a couple of times, and also saved the world from sure destruction. It's all thanks to my Net Navi (InterNET NAVIgator), Megaman. He was a gift on my tenth birthday, and I've been building my bond with him ever since. Would you believe Megaman is actually my older brother? Well, that's partly true. My brother, Hub, died of a major disease, and my father, Yuichiro, took some of Hub's DNA and created Megaman. He's helped me out lots of times, but I think it's time to hand him down to my son, Patch. I've asked Megaman and he's agreed with me, so tonight I'm going to surprise him."
Chapter 1: Virus Busting
Later that day, when Lan got home, he walked into Patch's room. "Patch, I have something to tell you. Remember when I told you all those stories about me and Megaman?" he asked. "Yeah, Dad. I remember," Patch replied, without taking his eyes off the video game he was playing. "Well, I think it's time you had some experiences like that," Lan said, and reached into his pocket. He brought out a PET (PErsonal Terminal), and handed it to Patch. "Here. This is yours. Take good care of them," Lan said, and then left the room. "'Them'? What do you mean them?" Patch asked. He had paused the video game and was examining the PET. "Where's the power button on this thing?" he asked himself. Then, he found it and pressed it.
"Surprise!" said Megaman as he came up on the screen. "Wha?! Megaman?! But-" "Patch, listen," Megaman interrupted, "Your father and I decided it was time you had some exciting experiences like Lan had. But, you won't have those experiences with a normal, off-the-shelf Navi. So, we decided it was time that we met each other, and work together." "Really?! Cool! So... how does this work?" Patch asked. Megaman slapped his forehead, and said, "Lan never told you?" "Um... oh, yeah! I think he did!" Patch replied. He aimed the Infrared light at his computer, and touched the "Jack in" button on the PET. At the same time, he yelled, "Jack-in! Megaman, Execute!" The Infrared light flashed, and the screen of the PET changed from the PET's CS (Cyber Space - The space that's inside an electronic device) to Megaman on the Net (InterNET).
Meanwhile, Lan sat on the couch, talking to Mayl, his wife. About that time, he heard Patch yell out, "Jack-in! Megaman, Execute!" and said to Mayl, "He actually listened to me when I explained about the PET. It didn't seem to me like he was listening, but he was, since I just heard him yell out what I told him I did." "It's great to know he listens to you, Lan," Mayl replied. At the time, she was fixing dinner. "Yep. I just hope he listened to everything I said, so he knows what to do when on the Net," Lan said. "If not, he can figure it out. It's simple, really," Mayl replied. She set down her dinner, and reached into her pocket for her PET. She aimed it at a nearby mirror, and said, "Plug-in! Roll, Transmit!". Lan looked at her strangely. "What? I like saying that. I like the older sayings better," Mayl said. "Whatever," Lan said, and turned on the television.
Megaman jacked into {Patch's PC}. "Uh-oh, Patch! Viruses!" Megaman said when he jacked in. "Let's bust 'em!" Patch said. Suddenly, Roll jacked in. "Roll?!" Megaman said, surprised, "How'd you get here?!" "Mayl jacked me in from downstairs using the mirrors," Roll replied. "How does that work?" Patch said. "I'll tell you later. But right now, you need to deal with these viruses!" Roll said. "Right!" replied Megaman, and he turned his attention toward the viruses. "Patch! Switch to Virus Busting mode!" Roll said. "How?" Patch asked. "Don't you see the "VB Mode" option on the PET?" Roll asked. "Yeah. I should touch that?" Patch asked. "Yes," Roll replied. Patch touched that option and a menu popped up. "Whoa!" Patch said, "Megaman, you're not in my PC anymore!" "Well, yes and no. But don't worry about that right now! Just send me some battlechips!" Megaman replied. "Ok," Patch replied.
"Patch!" "Huh?" Patch turned around to see his mom standing behind him. "Mom?!" "I'm here to make sure you remember how to bust viruses," Mayl replied. "Wait, how'd you know that I was battling viruses?" Patch replied. "Patch! Hurry up with those battlechips, please!" Megaman said. "Sorry, Megaman! Coming right up!" Patch said, and he looked down at the PET. "Let's see... there's several battlechips here," Patch said. "Right. Move the cursor over the battlechips using the Control Pad. Then, above the battlechips, the battlechip's information is displayed; namely, it's attack power, type, and name," Mayl explained. "Ok. How about two [Cannon]s?" Patch asked. "That's be good for now," Mayl replied, "Press the 'A' Button to select them
-BATTLE START- *MettaurA, MettaurB* Megaman fired [Cannon]A! MettaurA deleted! MettaurB attacks! Megaman dodged quickly! "Now what happens after you've used all your Battlechips you've selected and the virus(es) aren't dead?" Mayl asked. "I remember! That bar at the top of the screen! When it fills up, I can touch it and I can select more chips!" Patch said, pointing. "Right! But you haven't used up all your chips yet, so keep on going," Mayl said. Megaman fired [Cannon]B! MettaurB deleted! -ENEMY DELETED- "Cool, Patch!" Mayl said. "There's more, Patch!" Megaman said.
"Patch, let's use a support chip! Select [Area Grab] and then [Wide Sword]!" Megaman said. "But I thought you can only select chips of the same type," Patch replied. "Patch, look," Mayl said, "[Area Grab] and [Wide Sword] are the same chip code. You can select different chips together if they have the same code." "Oh, right! I forgot about that!" Patch replied. -BATTLE START- *MettaurA, MettaurB, MettaurC* Megaman used [Area Grab]! Part of the viruses' area is now Megaman's! MettaurA attacks! Megaman 90/100. MettaurB attacks! Megaman 80/100. Megaman used [Wide Sword]! MettaurA & MettaurB deleted! -ENEMY DELETED-
"Patch, do you remember about Counter and FullSynchro?" Megaman asked. "No," Patch replied. "If I attack at the right moment, the enemy will freeze for that turn and we'll be in FullSynchro. It really just depends on when I attack. Or, if we get a couple of power attacks in, we'll go into FS. In FS, chip attacks do double damage, however, if I am hit by an attack, you take damage too. If you take too much damage, you'll faint and I won't be able to use battlechips; since you can't send them until you wake up. The only way for me to jack out is to go back to where I jacked in. To cancel out of FullSynchro, touch the 'Cancel' option." Megaman explained. "Long explanation, but ok," Patch said. -BATTLE START- *MettaurA, MettaurB, MettaurC* Megaman used [Cannon]A! Power hit! MettaurA deleted! MettaurB attacks! Megaman 70/100. MettaurC attacks! Megaman dodged quickly! MettaurB attacks! Megaman quickly uses [Air Shot]A! Counter! MettaurC attacks! Megaman 60/100; Patch 90/100. Megaman used [Air Shot]B! MettaurB deleted! MettaurC attacks! Megaman dodged quickly! Megaman attacks! MettaurC 30/40. MettaurC attacks! Megaman 70/100; Patch 80/100. Megaman attacks! Power hit! MettaurC 10/40. MettaurC attacks! Megaman dodged quickly! MegaM attacks! -ENEMY DELETED-
"Awesome, Patch!" congratulated Megaman, "but remember. My HP is full restored when I jack out, but to restore your HP you have to eat or drink something, or go to sleep, ok?" "Alright, I'll remember that! Jack-out!" Patch replied. "Roger!" Megaman said, and he jacked out. BEEP-BEEP! "Patch, you have email! It says 'Attention residents of ACDC Town! If you wish to prove your NetBattling skills, come to the park ASAP! There will be a special prize given to the winner!' Well, Patch, do you want to go?" Megaman asked. "Sure, if you're ok with it," Patch answered. "Sure! Let's go!" Megaman said.
Chapter 2: The NetBattler Test
Patch told his mom and dad about the email, and they said he could go. He headed to the park and said that he wanted to participate. "Ok. What's your name?" the man in charge asked. "I'm Patch Hikari," Patch replied. "Alright. Call me Dr. C, Patch," the man said, "and now your test. The special prize is a special passcode that will allow you to get past the security in {ACDC Area 1} so you can go into {ACDC Area 2}." "Cool! Now what do I have to do?" Patch asked. "There is a NetNavi in a CS here in town. I want you to find and delete that Navi. His name is Bombman, so you should look for something associated with bombs," Dr. C said. "Ok!" Patch replied. "Bring me back the data you get after you beat him, please," Dr. C said. "Alright," Patch responded, and he headed off in search of Bombman. "Hmm... something associated with bombs..." Suddenly, Patch almost tripped over a timer that was counting down. "Hey, don't some bombs have timers on them?" Patch asked Megaman. "Yup, some do," Megaman replied. Patch checked for a spot to jack in, and the only thing he found was some kind of jack. "I can't jack into this thing," Patch replied. "Yes you can. Go ask your dad if he has a jack-in cord," Megaman replied. "Ok," Patch answered. He headed back to his house.
"Dad, do you have a jack-in cord?" Patch asked. "Probably. Let me check," Lan replied. He came back about a minute later with a cord that was wrapped up. "Here you go, Patch," Lan said. Patch got [JackInCord]! "Thanks, Dad!" Patch said, and hurried out the door. Patch plugged the [JackInCord] into a jack on the side of the PET, and then into the timer. "Jack-In! Megaman, Execute!" Megaman jacked into {Timer CS 1}. "Whoa, this place is different," Patch said, being able to see the area on the PET's screen. "Yep. But it's simpler too. Send me battlechip data, and I'll use it right away to try and delete some viruses," Megaman said. After a while of jumping up and down platforms and deleting viruses, Megaman entered into {Timer CS 2}. After fighting through this area, Megaman saw Bombman. "So, you're here," Bombman replied. "Let's battle, Bombman!" Megaman said.
-BATTLE START- *Bombman* Megaman used [Cannon]A! Bombman 160/200. Bombman attacks! Megaman 90/100. Megaman used [Cannon]B! Bombman 120/200. Bombman threw a bomb at Megaman! Megaman dodged quickly! Megaman used [Air Shot]A! Bombman 100/200. Bombman threw a bomb at Megaman! Megaman 60/100. MegaM used [Air Shot]B! Power hit! Bombman 60/100. Bombman attacks! Megaman 50/100. Megaman used [Area Grab]! Part of Bombman's area is now Megaman's! Bombman attacks! Megaman 40/100. Megaman used [Sword]! -ENEMY DELETED- Reward: 1000z (z = Zenny = Money)
Megaman got [BombM Data]! "Great, Megaman! Jack out!" Patch said. "Roger!" Megaman said. Patch went back to Dr. C and gave him the [BombM Data]. "Splendid! You beat Bombman! Here's your reward!" Dr. C said. Patch got [ACDC2 Code]! "Thanks, Dr. C!" Patch said, and he walked off. He went to his computer and jacked into it.
Chapter 3: A New Friend
Megaman went into {ACDC Area 1}. Megaman got, in total, 500z from virus battles and from mystery data that was on side paths that branched off of the main path and then got to the security cube that blocked access to {ACDC Area 2}. Megaman used [ACDC2 Code]! The security cube disappeared! Megaman entered {ACDC Area 2}. BEEP-BEEP! "Patch, you've got mail!" Megaman said. Patch read the email. "Hello Patch, I'm your neighbor. My name is Emily, and I would like to meet you. Please take this and visit my homepage. -Your neighbor, Emily" Patch got [Emily Code]! "Wow, a neighbor! Let's go visit!" Patch said. "Didn't she say to visit her HP?" Megaman said. "Oh, right. Where is it?" Patch wondered aloud. "Dunno. Let's find it," Megaman replied. "Ok!" Patch said. ~More coming soon~