1Two days after the events of Borealis's Time Square, Geo found himself restless to the tick of a clock, sitting up to hear no one else in the house, meaning that his dad and mom were out right now, before he activated his Hunter. "Wizard On." Mega appeared and stretched as he groaned.
"This is just annoying, he rigged all that up and still has the audacity to keep us on suspense while he gets his 'parts' into small gift boxes and shipping them to Ace and his buddies."
"Let's... not lose our cool, okay?" Mega grumbled as Geo sat cross legged as he mused the same. "Now then, I think we have to see if we can find out the coding for that guy, it's clear that it has something to do with the Viruses, but we don't know the full thing, is it a chip or data itself." Omega hummed as he folded his arms in thought.
"I don't know, Geo, this could be a bit much for us and it could kill us in the long run."
"Beat us or not, we have to figure out how it works, maybe it will give us an edge if we know how it is done." After all, the two combined were Mega Man, they have faced down such odds and came out the better and that is what they were going to do, unaware of one of their friends possessing the very measure that could help them...
Luna breathed in and out as she stared at her Hunter in bored nature, the upload was going rather sluggish, but she was not pressed for time, she knew what was going to happen if she did this, but she wanted to help out, she couldn't in the past and even incurred the error in action as she stretched, flopping on the bed and glancing to the side, a sewed pillow of her hero Mega Man in a portable size, reaching over and holding it close as she looked at the ceiling. "Oh, Geo, should I even be helping out, what if I can't do it... I just want to help now." She closed her eyes to the slow beep of the Hunter before its voice spoke up.
'UPLOAD COMPLETE, ACTIVATE USER INTERFACE FOR FULL RECOGNIZATION.' Luna sighed as she opened her eyes again and pulled herself up, grabbing the Hunter before she mused.
"Well, here goes nothing." She reached over to the folder and tapped on it, it suddenly activating as it flashed white, her eyes widen as she blocked some with her other arm in surprise.
'SYSTEM USER ADDED: LUNA PLATZ; USER WIZARD COMPATIBLE: OPHIUCA; EM WAVE FORM ENGAGED: QUEEN OPHIUCA; USER FOLDER TITLE: SERPENT KINGDOM.' The flash slowly died out before Luna felt it, rolling off the bed in reaction as she suddenly changed, legs merging into a serpent tail, hair turning into the usual appearance with her attire, but the change continued as violet changed to lime, green down the sides became red, and her skin changed to a more natural color of silver, her veil finishing as it switched from pink to violet as her eyes remained their usual color of light green as the Hunter finished, it having changed to the headgear that she wore. 'FULL EM WAVE CHANGE COMPLETE; SYSTEM AT FULL CAPABILITY; STANDING BY FOR USER AUTHORIZATION.'
"Wait, is there more?" Luna mentally brought up her files and was surprised that it worked, scrolling through the data before she found the User Folder, opening it to a blank space except for one thing as she read. "With the usage of this system, you can engage in Wave Battles with ease, but the User folder is not available until you delete some viruses and activate a unique program attuned to the current User, it will be your 'Code' to use and obtain additional strains of Virus to use as you see fit." Luna mused as she ran a finger across her jaw. "So, I need to delete some viruses and use a Code to then use them for myself...?" She rested her hands on her hips or the part where hip and tail merged as she pondered it. "Sounds like a video game, beat viruses and get gear, loot, or currency from it." She hummed as it did seem like what Geo and his partner Mega often do, even Sonia and Bud could do it as she looked around. "I can't do anything here, I am... too big." She breathed and motioned. "Let see if I can revert back." She threw both arms out and became Luna again, looking around before she headed outside, peering about before she hid to the other side of her house and did with focus. "Transcode: Queen Ophiuca!" She turned once more as she looked about before spotting a good cluster of Virus, two Mettennas and what looks to be a stationed tri-barreled turret as it moved about in search while the Mettennas chattered like mice, Ophiuca bracing herself as she looked into the Battle Chip Folder and found that her small collection was primed and she readied as she slithered out, the turret turning to fire, but she evaded to the side and attacked. "Venomize: Sword!" Her right hand transformed and she slashed the first Mettenna and slashed once more for the second, its helm protecting it for the moment for she swept and deleted it, rounds fired barely nicking her and she hissed. "Gaze into the eyes of the Gorgon!" She blasted, beams blazing from her eyes and it stopped as she breathed with the turret destroyed by turned stone and she straightened up, surprised that there were clusters of fragged data hovering over the spots before she got another message, this one following suit to the User Folder.
'Once a Wave Battle is completed with the User Folder active, the User can obtain the data clusters as their Viruses, but they need to be locked down with a code phrase within a minute, else the data is destroyed with the Virus, Battle Chips, Zenny, and other things are not included in this, but a User only gets one chance to get the data and use it.' Luna thought about it before she smiled to a good one as she lashed out a hand.
"I am your Prez and what I ask, will be followed!" The data reacted as it flew toward her, slamming into her palm and the data flowed in, the basic coding for two Mettennas and a Base Mortar, she smiling at the change as she whispered. "I did it..." She started to squeal as she circled about in joy. "I DID IT, I DID IT!" She paused before lowering her arms and clearing her throat. "Why, of course I did it, it is only logical that I can easily do it." But her heart was beating so fast as she mused the next course of action. "Now what to do, I have to get more Viruses to serve, but I also need to know where this figure is..." Her hands gripped as she thought about it before a message was sent to her, it opening with a request.
'So, you have the small start, but it will do you not much good if you can't command them, let's play my Wargame, meet me at the Junk Yard on Dream Island and I will test your skills, Arctic Borealis.' Luna frowned, why was he sending her a message to meet him there, was he aware or... She paused, Borealis wasn't just someone, he was the youth in the tree, he WANTED her to engage him before the others could, it was a long shot to even best him, but she knew that if he was willing to battle, then she would agree as she slithered over to the bus terminal and entered, zooming on the bus to the Island and to confront her foe...
Bud and Geo felt something up, Luna wasn't around and Zack confirmed the feeling as he spoke. "I tried to call Luna on her Hunter, but there was no connection, it was like her Hunter was dead..."
"...Or blocked." Geo mused as he crossed his arms. "Luna has never been late, she would always be the first to the place and we were just going to discuss some mall plans."
"I could really go for some Mega Snacks right about now." Bud grumbled as he scratched his gut in concern, the idea that Luna was missing again worried him.
"Let's try to figure this out before..." The three stopped as their Hunters started to beep and all of them opened it to... the Junk Yard on Dream Island? They were confused before a voice spoke up as the grounds get more virtual.
"Welcome to the first Wargame of my choosing, the Junk Yard in Dream Isle, a demonstration if you will." The three knew the voice, Borealis, as he continued. "In this battle ground, who will be the victor, the frost or the jungle? Let's find out, shall we?" They watched as they tried to use the bus system to find that it was shut down for the moment and required time to boot back up...
Luna breathed as she crept up to the grounds where Borealis was waiting and found herself trapped as the way out closed and she continued on to the frosted suit of armor as it tilted its head. "There you are, Queen Ophiuca, I was worried that you wouldn't have made it in time."
Her snakes hissed as she spoke. "Cut it out, why did you choose this place as your grounds and why me if you didn't know beforehand... or did you?" Arctic just smiled as he replied.
"Because you were the first outside my ring of members to get attuned to the User Program." The blade was tossed up and caught with two fingers on the blade. "It took a solid week for one of my own to get attuned proper, but you managed to harness the power in moments, certainly you didn't feel the surge of power, the rush of adrenaline, or the sweet hum of your soul connecting to your new Battle Wizard?" Ophiuca was quiet as the blade slid into the sheath and he continued. "And, please, Queen Ophiuca, you and I both know that such a figure had its history with Mega Man and it was often connected to you in both Wave and in real life, now as to why I chose you..." The frown came as he became serious. "...You are a leader, you lead your group about and you have a mission on your mind at times, you make it a duty to ensure everything goes your way and you fear when things turn out for the worse, your shell hides the heart that beats for their safety and how your wish to aid can come in any way." He extended a hand to the side as he continued. "You have idolized Mega Man and wished to be by his side, but fear consumed you as you have done things that you were afraid of, hurting your folks and hurting your hero, but you came through in the end, you kept a secret and you helped stabilize a friend. When the world thought you gone, they never gave up, they searched for you and brought you back." Borealis just smiled as the snakes ceased and Ophiuca looked surprised by the words as she raised a hand to her chest. "I wouldn't fight this battle, instead it will be a mere tutorial for your skills, you have bonded with the new Ophiuca and now, it is time for your skills to come to play..." He snapped and the whole ground changed, Ophiuca glancing about in surprise before the whole landscape had shifted into a rocky landscape and Borealis spoke across the field of junk and stone. "I didn't just pull you into the real world for a bit of fun, I pulled you into a modified battleground for us to test both our skills, this will not harm a single person in this conflict so it is expected to unleash your Viruses on this field, free of charge." He gestured to the side and lowered again after gesturing to both sides of them. "With your novice level, I feel it is best to give some protection around us from other viruses as we engage, now let's begin." He then started to speak as if the battle has yet to start, Luna spotting an orbital lens high above. "Welcome to the first Wargame of my choosing, the Junk Yard of Dream Island, a demonstration if you will. In this battle ground, who will be the victor, the frost or the jungle? Let's find out, shall we?" Both started to raise as Ophiuca stood still to keep from dropping before Borealis reached out his hand. "Rise, my soldiers, and serve your king in the war!" The trio of Mettennas appeared before becoming frosted to his command and Luna got the message as she lashed out her own hand, a snake hissing as she commanded.
"I am your Prez and what I ask, will be followed!" The two Mettennas and Mortar Base appeared before they changed, the helmets became more snake-like, the eyes glowed violet as the Mettennas took on Ophiuca's color scheme, but the Base was different as a serpent coiled around the base, its barrels shifted to four and its casing became that of a serpent, swaying like a cobra as Borealis lightly clapped.
"Wonderful, you have the basic and a more stronger unit from the looks of it, a ranged turret, in lack of mobility, it makes up for ranged damage and durable alloy." Borealis continued as he swept. "Go forth and conquer the snakes of life." The pickaxes raised high as the trio charged, Luna freezing for a moment, even from her raised platform, but she regained her senses as she motioned like she would, feeling the words properly for the battle.
"My loyal miners, stand your ground and crack the earth, disrupt their movement, and my turret, barrage them with your fire, let them taste the venom!" Her commands were completed to her sense as the Mettennas raised high their picks before slamming them into the ground, the terrain changed as she felt her surge flow into the Viruses as the cracks became jagged and difficult to maneuver and that was the time when the turret fired, the front opening like a snake's before spitting out rounds, the helmet protecting the rival foes with ease, but soon one dropped and the remaining two backed up as they took cover, using the rocks now formed to shield themselves as Borealis just smiled.
"Impressive, using the terrain to your advantage and halting my troops before barraging them, you have quite the hand in strategy, but you are not prepared for what I can do..." He paused as he answered. "Are you willing to endure the chill of winter?" Luna was confident as she felt excited, it was quite the feeling as she spoke.
"Come now, I can handle your soldiers with ease, what else do you have to use!" Borealis smiled as he raised a hand, a spot below him glowing strongly and Luna readied herself as when he spoke.
"From the mountains high, breathe your frosted breath on the land before your wandering soul!" As if a change, Luna felt... fear boil inside her soul and her Viruses backed as well as the turret kept its ground, it sweeping the grounds before a figure formed and the fog cleared some as Yeti Blizzard emerged, feet stomping as it howled to Borealis lowering his hand. "Mere Viruses are simple to hold and manage, but if one managed to obtain the data mass of a powerful foe, well, let's just say this..." The green underneath glowed with intensity. "Such a power can easily destroy mere minds if they are unprepared." Yeti raised a foot and slammed, the ground freezing over as Ophiuca grimaced, her battleground just cut in half and she had a very dangerous ape of ice on her hands, water had nothing on her wood, but she was at a disadvantage as she only has the three before her and Borealis likely had many at his command, but she was not turned as she swept a hand, raising higher by her coils to give a better authority figure.
"Stand strong and protect the Cannon Base, Mettennas, we must fend off this beast!" The little helms quickly got to work and Luna knew the damage quite well, Yeti Blizzard, after asking Geo a few times about it in both her interest of Megaman, but also to know what went down, didn't move too quickly, but each stomp resulted in falling orbs of snow and it could also cause a shockwave at its target, but the biggest threat was when it howled, beating its chest as a avalanche surged on through, shields would not do it as those had to be fired at many times to disrupt the challenge of losing. She watched as the Cannon Base fired its rounds, firing three per round and it was affecting the major virus while Borealis's other viruses stayed back, it was not a sign of withholding, it was a test for her to overcome and a tough one at that, she was not affected, but her viruses were as she often noticed them barely making a step back before returning, they may be affected by the cold just like a snake would, turning them sluggish, sleepy and, exposed for too long, would perish, a time frame as it were and she would have to push it as she grimaced before Borealis spoke.
"I see..." A hidden smile grinned out as Borealis shortly shuffled. "Well, I suppose that I can give you a honorable defeat." He swept a hand and Yeti Blizzard started to glow. "Flash Freeze!" Then Blizzard did something unexpected, he roared, arms raised and suddenly the battlefield was enveloped in ice and snow, Luna bracing as the cold front surged through her, her viruses suddenly deleted and she dropped as ice coated her body, she finding that her strength was sapped from such an intense blast, but the platforms lowered as she heard the clasp of something closing and Borealis stepping over and... offered a hand to her, the touch warm as he helped her up. "It was short and you need proper training, but I appreciate the will to face me like this, you could have refused just as easily."
"Yes, well..." She wouldn't let this jerk make her fluster as she turned. "It is a duty of a true member of society to disciple the more unruly of people into a level of social ability."
"I should bring you along, maybe you can snap some logic in my 'girlfriend'." Borealis shook his head as Luna turned back to him. "Now, if you are going to ask about this, it is your secret, you can tell or not, but I will not halt you and your own wants." He turned and start to go as Luna shouted, her EM form slithering quickly as she inquired.
"Wait, show me how to battle, I want to get better!"
"I'll find you, don't be searching for someone your vision, I will find you first!" And with that, Borealis disappeared and Luna sighed before she willed the transformation to stop and she looked back to the clear sky before she headed to the playground and sitting on one of the swings, her body relaxing as she slept, bobbing to keep from falling...
Geo, Bud, and Zack arrived and started to search before they spotted Luna, sleeping, and the two rushed over to wake her before Omega shouted. "Don't!" Both stopped as another voice spoke.
"Don't touch her." From Luna's Hunter came Ophiuca, but Omega-Xis knew the difference from the get-go. The violet aura and glow replaced with aqua blue, the violet pieces now being a teal green, with red eyes replaced with teal as she continued. "Let the Mistress slumber, lest you invite my rage." Omega appeared as he crossed his arms, Geo standing strong while Bud and Zack hid behind him for a bit.
"Ophiuca, what are you doing here, I thought you were..."
"I am... not the same you speak of, Omega-Xis." Ophiuca mused as she ran a hand over her would-be cheek. "Though I may have the memories of her, I have been constructed in a different way, I am not a FM-ian anymore." Omega hummed with a tone before Geo spoke next, resting a hand on the his Wizard and AM-ian partner.
"I don't know about that, Ophiuca, but right now, can you stir Luna just a bit so we can get her home before someone gives us grief?" Ophiuca hummed before she shook her head.
"I cannot say, but she is currently out cold, it is best that she is provided comfort and a better place to recover." Bud and Zack looked to Geo and the young man sweat dripped to them and Omega groaned as he shook his head to the intent.
"I... I guess that, if she is really that tired, then I could tell my folks to expect some guests, I just hoped that I don't get seen otherwise." Geo sighed as Bud and Zack nodded like fools and Geo lifted Luna up, training with Omega really helping out some, as he spoke. "Let's go home." Ophiuca and Omega returned and the train of friends headed the same way, heedless of the young man leaning against the tree and pondering with a sucker in his mouth, smile filling out as he spoke.
"See you soon, just hope that my girlfriend isn't TOO peeved..."
