Here's chapter 3! This is a continuation from Chapter 2, so there's no time jump. That's all I got to say for now. Enjoy!

Disclaimer: I don't own Rockman.

Chapter 3: Something Seriously Wrong

Netto slowly opened his eyes. He was back in his room, everything calm again. He groaned as he rolled over. "Nnn…Rockman?"

"Netto-kun! You're awake," Rockman responded startled, apparently having been disturbed from his thoughts. His voice was excited that Netto was awake but scared all at the same time.

"What happened?" the brunette asked wearily.

"You collapsed during the race. I thought I told you to take it easy!" the blue navi scolded.

The memories of the race flooded back. What had happened? Netto wondered. He had just been running, and not as fast as he normally did at that because, well, he had promised Rockman. He turned over to face his upset friend. "I did take it easy," he said slowly. "At least I tried."

Rockman studied his operator with his intense green eyes, looking for any clues of lying. Netto was being completely honest. Rockman sighed.

"The doctor said it was because you were dehydrated," Rockman informed Netto.

"You don't believe him, do you?" Netto said more as a statement than a question. Rockman didn't answer.

Netto rolled back onto his back and studied the ceiling. He noticed his heart was beating steadily again and the pain in his chest had reduced to an almost unnoticeable throb. "How did the others react?" he asked.

"They were scared to death," Rockman said, recalling Meiru's desperate pleas to Netto to wake up. "They said they'll be by after school."

Netto looked at the clock: 12:56. He stretched casually though somewhat gingerly. "How long have I've been out?" Netto asked.

Rockman gave a nervous smile. "About 3 and a half hours."

"What? You let me sleep that long!" Netto asked in disbelief, turning to look at his navi.

Rockman put his hands on his hips. "Well, duh. Or did you already forget the fact that you became unconscious at school?" Rockman answered. Netto rolled back onto his back and didn't answer.

Seeing that Netto was not going to say anything, Rockman asked, "Do you want me to go get Mama?"

Netto shrugged. "Sure." Rockman disappeared from the computer screen and reappeared a few moments later.

"Prepare yourself," Rockman joked, just as the door flew open and Netto suddenly found himself enveloped in his mother's arms.

She finally released him from her embrace and looked into his face. "Are you okay, Netto?" she asked tenderly.

"Yeah, I am now," Netto answered.

Haruka gave a small smile. "The doctor said it was dehydration."

"Yeah, Rockman told me," Netto informed his mother.

She got up, saying, "I better go call him again and tell him you're awake." She turned to leave then turned back. "Netto, what kind of juice do you want?"

"Juice?" Netto responded confused.

"Yes. The doctor said you need to drink lots of water and juice," Haruka explained. "So what kind?"

"Um, I like apple juice," Netto answered.

"Okay, I'll be right back," Haruka said and then left.

Netto turned to his Rockman. "I'm kind of afraid how much she'll bring."

Rockman nodded in agreement. "Me too."

Several hours had passen and Netto found himself rubbing his eyes. He was greeted by the sight of the countless juice and water bottles on his desk. As his vision cleared, he became pretty sure there were more bottles and pitchers there then when he had dozed off.

"Ohaiyo, sleepy head," Rockman greeted, forcing himself to be cheerful. "Enjoy your nap?"

Netto stretched. "Yeah, but I can't believe I dozed off after sleeping in and being unconscious for three and a half hours," the teen responded. "What time is it?"

"Almost 4:00," the blue navi promptly answered. "You should probably drink some more water."

He got a groan in response. "I've drunken like 5 bottles already," Netto complained. "I'm gonna drown myself."

Rockman crossed his arms. "Not likely. Not if you're not going to sleep to death. You've what, slept 5 hours all before four and that's not even considering you woke up at 7:45 this morning?"

Netto sluggishly got out of bed and reached for another bottle of water. "Yeah, but three and a half hours of that was being unconscious and the 7:45 thing was because Meijin-san had the nerve to call me at 12 last night. If you recall, I didn't get home 'til past 2."

"Maybe, but you still just slept away another hour and a half," Rockman pointed out.

Netto shrugged as he opened the bottle. "So the book was boring."

Rockman shook his head, knowing full well that Netto had not fallen asleep just because he was bored. He had been reading his favorite manga, for crying out loud.

Just then the doorbell rang. Netto and Rockman listened as Haruka answered the door.

"How's Netto?" they heard Meiru ask.

"Asleep, I think" came the reply.

"Still?" Meiru's worried voice asked.

"No," Haruka responded quickly. "He woke up several hours ago, but I think he fell back asleep."

Netto looked at Rockman. "Maybe you should tell them I'm awake," he suggested.

"Hai, Netto-kun." Netto watched as his navi disappeared from the screen. It wasn't much later until he heard a mob of footsteps coming up the stairs.

Rockman reappeared on the screen. "They're coming," the navi stated.

"Thank you, Captain Obvious," Netto said sarcastically just at the door flew open.

"Netto, how are you feeling?" Tohru asked.

"Fine," Netto smiled.

"You really scared us," Dekao said.

"The doctor just said it was dehydration, right?" Yaito asked.

Netto nodded his head. "Yeah," he said cheerfully.

"Well, it's good it's nothing too serious," Tohru noted.

"Yeah," Netto said slowly. He then noticed that Meiru hadn't said anything. She looked like she was about to cry. "What's wrong Meiru-chan?" Netto asked.

He suddenly found himself the subject of an intense hug as tears started to pour out Meiru's eyes. "You're such an idiot, Netto! You really scared me!"

Netto didn't quite know how to react. "I'm okay, Meiru-chan. Really."

"I know," she wailed. "But when you fainted and the ambulance came…"

"Wait. The ambulance?" Netto asked confused.

"They took you to the hospital when you fainted," Rockman informed his netop. "Didn't I tell you that part?"

Netto shook his head.

"It's kind of strange they released him before he woke up though," Roll said as she turned to Rockman.

"Yeah, but the doctors said they were pretty sure there was no point in keeping him since they were almost positive Netto-kun had fainted just because of dehydration. They said it happens quite a bit around Sports' Day," Rockman explained.

"Will you have to see a doctor again?" Tohru asked.

Netto nodded. "Yeah, tomorrow."

"So what's with all the juice?" Dekao asked.

Netto and Rockman both sweatdropped. "Mama can go a little overboard sometimes," Netto answered.

"That's a lot of juice…" Dekao said stunned. Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Are you sure you're okay?" Meiru asked again.

"Of course! I'll be at school tomorrow," Netto answered.

"You will?" Rockman asked.

"That's something you don't hear everyday," Yaito laughed. "Netto suggesting school and Rockman not!" Everybody joined in the laughter.

Roll turned to Rockman. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"Huh? Oh yeah! Of course!" Rockman forced a smile. "It's been a rough day, but it's okay now."

Netto indirectly looked at his navi, having overheard the conversation. Rockman was such a bad liar, but luckily Roll didn't push. Netto doubted she believed him though.

Netto sipped from yet another bottle of juice, even though he was sick of it. Netto's friends had stayed for awhile, but eventually had needed to leave, saying Netto should rest some more. Netto, however, did not feel the need. After all, he had pretty much just slept the entire day away. so now he had decided to dedicate his time to focusing on his manga and drinking the gobs of beverages his mom had left for him.

"Ne, Rockman?" Netto finally asked, breaking the silence.

"Yes, Netto-kun?" Rockman responded.

"What's wrong? You've been really quiet," Netto said.

"Huh? Oh, nothing. Just thinking," Rockman answered and smiled.

Netto put down his juice and book and studied his navi. "You're a really bad liar, Rock," Netto pointed out.

"I'm not lying," Rockman said. "I am just thinking."

" 'bout what?" Netto inquired further.

Rockman hesitated. "I guess just about today. You can call me a worry-wart all you want, but something is wrong. And it's not just dehydration."

Netto got up and sat down at his desk so he could talk with Rockman better. "What do think we should do?' Netto asked.

"You're not going to deny it?" Rockman asked, surprised.

Netto leaned back in his chair. "Nah. Not to you anyway."

"Netto-kun?" Rockman asked almost in a whisper.

"Yeah, Rockman?" Netto responded, still gazing at the ceiling.

"What's wrong?" Rockman asked, still in a hsuhed and worried voice.

Netto shrugged. "Dunno. It's just sometimes my chest hurts and I get dizzy."

Rockman thought this over. Could it be? he thought. He shook his head. The diagnostic that had come to mind was too terrible to think about and he forced the idea out of his head. After all, he wasn't a doctor.

Rockman was about to suggest mentioning his symptoms to the doctor tomorrow but the PET rang before he would muster a word.

"Oh, Netto-kun. It's Meijin-san," Rockman said as he pulled up the video link.

"Meijin-san!" Netto said, sitting back up in his chair.

"No need for the –san! Netto-kun, can you come down to SciLab for a moment?" Meijin asked.

"Of course," Netto answered cheerfully.

"Netto-kun!" Rockman groaned.

Netto ignored his navi. "What for?"

"A new net terrorist organization may be on the rise. We're just debriefing the possible case," Meijin informed the brunette.

"Okay, we'll be there," Netto said.

"Netto-kun!" Rockman nearly snapped.

"Oh, and Netto-kun?" Meijin added.

"Yes, Meijin-san?" Netto asked.

"Why are you in your PJ's?"

Netto laughed nervously and cut the link before Rockman could answer the question for him. It didn't stop the navi from nagging at him though.

"Netto-kun! Why didn't you tell him you couldn't go! You're sick!" Rockman scolded.

Netto shuffled through his shirt drawer and pulled on his white shirt. "It's just a meeting, Rockman. What could go wrong?"

"Do you really want me to answer that?" Rockman answered, crossing his arm.

"Uh, no, not really," Netto said, "but still the chances are pretty slim, since it didn't even sound sure if this new organization is for real."

Rockman grumbled something about "considering our luck" under his breathe.

"Come on, Rockman. You…"

"Don't even say it," Rockman cut in sternly.

Netto shrugged. "Fine. But if it makes you feel better, I'll walk."

"Fine," Rockman said. He wasn't satisfied, but this was Netto, and if Netto hadn't relented now, he wasn't going to. Why did his netop have to be so stubborn?

Netto finally graced his comrades as he walked into the conference room.

"There he is," Meijin said as he walked in.

"What took you so long?" Enzan asked dryly.

"None of your business," Netto retorted as he sat down.

"Netto-kun, are you okay? You look kind of pale," Manabe noted.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Netto answered. Rockman shook his head in disbelief, but only Blues noticed.

"Everything okay?" he asked the shorter navi.

"Netto-kun's being stubborn again," Rockman answered.

"Did you two get in a fight?" Blues asked.

Rockman shook his head. "No."

Blues looked at the blue navi for a while, noticing that he was slightly tense. He didn't say anything, but he knew something was wrong.

"So shall we begin?' Kifune asked. Everyone nodded as Enzan got up and went to the front.

"Recently there's been increased activity in the Undernet," Enzan began. "Along with this, there are rumors of a group called Myst. At this time we have no info on this group, but even the Undernet navis seem nervous about the rise of this group."

"Then what do we need to do?" Netto asked.

"Keep our eyes and ears open. Unfortunately, we don't have enough information to take adequate action yet," Enzan said.

"Hmm, Myst..." Kifune pondered.

Suddenly laughter filled the hall, causing everyone to look around for the source.

Netto felt his heart skip a beat as a face appeared on the screen. "Hello, Net Savers," the navi began with an evil smile. "Let me introduce myself. I am Myst, the one who will be the cause of your downfall."

"What do you want?" Netto stood up and demanded.

Myst grinned. "To stop all opposition. I will not underestimate you like the organizations of the past."

As he finished speaking, a pillar of light appeared before them. A large, mountain-shaped navi revealed itself as the light died away. "I am Mountainman!" the navi boomed.

"How…?" Netto began, his heart starting to beat wildly.

"Meijin!" Enzan said as he turned to the scientist.

"Yokai!" Meijin said as he activated the dimensional area.

Netto pulled out his syncro-chip.

"Netto-kun!" Rockman yelled alarmed.

"Rockman, if we don't…" Netto started to say.

"And if we do," Rockman said almost angrily, though it was really all fear.

Suddenly, Netto felt himself being knocked to the floor. "Netto, you dope!" CF Blues yelled as a boulder flew past, barely missing them. "What are you waiting for? Crossfuse already!"

"Right! Syncro-chip, Slot in!" Netto said as he pushed the chip into the PET, hoping Rockman would corporate. Luckily, he did and Netto burst from the light of cross fusion, ready for battle.

Mountainman laughed: "Do you really think that will help you?" His deep voice shook the room.

"Fumikamizan!" CF Rockman yelled as the swords appeared in place of his hands. He moved to attack but the bulky navi threw up a defensive wall of rock, sending CF Rockman flying to the floor a few feet away.

"Netto!" CF Blues yelled. CF Rockman slowly pushed himself up, holding his chest. Everything began to blur.

"Netto-kun! We need to stop!" Rockman yelled worriedly, feeling Netto's dizziness and the intense pain in his chest. There was no way running into Mountainman's wall had caused that much damage.

"We can't quit," Netto responded stubbornly. "Geyser!" he yelled and smacked his hand down, sending a wall of water at the oversized navi. Again the navi moved to block the attack, but the force of the water knocked the wall down and soaked the navi.

"Enzan! Now!" CF Rockman yelled, though rather pitifully. He was quickly losing strength and consciousness. He was barely aware when Enzan slashed through Mountainman with Elecsword, causing the terrorist Navi to log out.

The dimensional area collapsed, everyone satisfied with the victory. But their feeling of comfort faded when they heard Rockman's frantic cries at his netop, who was lying unconscious on the ground for the second time that day.

They all raced over to him, Meijn rolling the unconscious boy over and putting his ear near his mouth and then to his chest. Enzan, Manabe, and Kifune all held their breath, waiting for Meijin's diagnosis. Rockman was near tears, clasping his own chest that was still burning with the pain he felt through their link.

"Someone call the ambulance," Meijin finally instructed fiercely. "Something's wrong with his heart."

Rockman's own heart sank. Maybe he had been right after all.

And there's Chapter 3! I have to say, I was nervous myself writing that last bit. Any of you figuring out what's wrong with Netto?

Anyway, please review. If you do, I'll see you in Chapter 4: !