Fanfic "Neko Origins": Chapter 3.

Chapter 3: "The first showdown"

 Professor Robert was talking with Neko, the new Reploid that was activated after years of research. He also helped him to get ready for his battle against the leader of the new Mavericks, explaining to him how his whole equipment works, hoping to aid to his victory.

-The story takes place once more in Professor Robert's lab, in a bit of a tense environment due to the imminent battle-

Neko: -Training- Well, the fight will begin at any moment -Says as he withdraws his weapons and takes a rest-

Prof. Robert: Yeah, you'll have to be cautious just in case, remember to not be overconfident about yourself.

Neko: -Smiling to him- I know.

Prof. Robert: Well i have to go with the rest before the battle begins, i wish you the best and i hope you win, we'll meet again later. -Smiles to him kindly and leaves, warping in a beam of light-

Neko: -Smiling- Sure. -Sitting for a while when suddenly a transmission is heard- ¿Huh?

-A mysterious figure appears in the lab's monitor-

????: Well, well... So you've finally been activated Neko... -Says as Neko turns back confused and gets close to watch-

Neko: ¿Hm?¿And you are...? -Looking at him, confused-

Dark: I don't reveal myself to anyone, but you can call me Dark, nice to meet you. -Says revealing his face-

Neko: ¿Dark huh? It's fine i guess, but i've got a score to settle with someone.

Dark: ¡Haha! It seems you don't recognize the enemy when you see it, ¿do you, Neko? -Talking with a soberbial tone-

Neko: Then... ¡You are the one i was going to fight with!¡¿Why don't you show your face already? -Looking at him, pretty angry-

Dark: Hey take it easy Neko, the "ultimate hero" shouldn't be furious, ¿Don't you think? Besides you'll see me personally, just go out.

Neko: So you're waiting for me, ¿Huh? Well then i'll go out and teach you a lesson right now, once and for all. -Says determined-

Dark: ¡Haha that's the spirit, Neko! Good luck, you'll need it... -Says as he disappears from the screen-

Neko: You'll see Dark, just Wait... -Says as he gets out of the room through a gateway and gets inside of a small hallway-

-To the other side of the only door in front of Neko there's no sound, just a tense silence that invades the whole place-

Neko: Hmm, this looks bad but the duty is the duty, ¡I have to defeat him! -Says determined and goes on quickly-

-He arrives at a huge room with another door, where he finds in front of him somebody barely taller than him with a familiar looking face, and a sinister looking armor covering him completely, except for his evil eyes, the ambience gets tense when an alarm shows off-

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 *------------*Dark: Welcome, Neko... ¡Hahaha!¡I hope you are ready! -Talking with a macabre tone and laughing a lot-

Neko: -Looking at him, determined- I've trained plenty and i know i'll defeat you right now, ¡Better get ready!

-Both observe each other while Neko pulls out his N-Saber and gets ready to fight, Dark just watches him in a strange way, as if he had something in mind during the combat-

Neko: -Wielding his N-Saber- ¡You're going down, get ready! -Says running to him with good speed about to attack-

Dark: -Laughing quietly while Neko gets close to him- ¡Dark Shield! -Moving one hand sideways, a barrier appears blocking his attack-

Neko: -Upon missing, he goes back a bit and starts charging up his weapons- ¡I don't give up so easily!

Dark: -Laughing, he sepparates from his barrier, throwing it at Neko as an energy proyectile- ¡Take that, haha!

Neko: -Seeing the attack come, he drives a charged hit with his N-Saber, splitting the proyectile in two detouring it from there, then shooting a charged shot with his N-Buster from his other hand, which Dark evades with a high jump-

Dark: ¿Is that all you got? -Mocking him, he prepares an aerial attack- ¡Dark Barrage! -In mid-air he shoots a barrage of dark proyectiles towards him, which Neko evades with a dash and then counter-attacks jumping towards him and attacking him with a huge charged slash from his N-Claws, that hits and forces Dark to go back to the ground, hurting him considerably-

Neko: -Landing on the ground after attacking, he proceeds to shoot at him with a charged shot from his N-Buster which hits him without trouble- ¿You had enough or want more? -Looking at him, determined-

Dark: -Almost barely recovering from the constant attacks, he watches him with fury in his eyes, preparing for a strong attack- I'll teach you... ¡Shadow Fists! -Gathers dark energy in his hands and then teleports after Neko, giving him a punch of dark energy throwing him forward a bit, then throwing another punch of dark energy that is evaded-

Neko: -Reincorporating himself, he charges energy to the max in all his weapons and prepares for a powerful combo of hits- ¡Let's see if you resist this! -He gets closer with a dash and deals him a charged hit with his N-Saber, following with a stab from his N-Claws throwing him far away and finishing him shooting a charged shot from his N-Buster, hitting with both attacks and leaving Dark heavily injured-

Dark: -Barely standing after the combo- Ugh... I haven't lost yet... I still have one last trick under my sleeve... Prepare for the surprise of your life... -He reincorporates to execute one last attack- ¡DNA Snapper! -Reunites lots of dark energy in both hands, forming a dark sphere, then he throws the sphere towards Neko, going through him and attracting it back to himself to absorb it-

Neko: -Looking at him, confused and surprised- ¿What you supposed you did? -Asks for a moment but then focuses again- Nevermind, ¡I'll defeat you anyway!¡Get ready for my final attack! -Makes his whole armor shine with huge amounts of energy, directing it towards all of his weapons at the same time- ¡Ultimate Strike! -Doing a dash heading towards Dark, he hits him with three charged hits from all his weapons, hitting him to do a somersault backwards and gather a huge amount of energy, surrounding himself in an immense forcefield and ramming Dark with the energy that surrounds him-

Dark: ¡¡Ahhh!! -Severely hit, he falls against a wall while Neko steps back finishing his combo- W-well... It seems i've lost after all... -Laughing lowly, sitting on the ground and with hits all over his armor-

Neko: -Turning back to normal, he gets close to him, watching him determinedly- I told you i would defeat you... Justice always prevails... -Says while a small dark sphere comes out from Dark's chest emblem, flying towards Neko and disappearing upon contact with him- ¿Huh?¿What has just happened? -Looking confused-

-This done, the battle ends and the story continues-

Dark: -Laughing while sitting- Ha... Hahaha... Apparently you could acquire part of my power with your victory... But it doesn't matter... My surprise is even better... Haha... -Says while he stands up slowly and starts to glow-

Neko: -Watching surprised- ¿What's happening? -Stepping back-

Dark: -Glowing even more, almost to the point in which it's hard to see what's happening- My power is working just as planned. -Says as it can be barely seen that Dark is changing form, until the shining fades away bit by bit, revealing Dark, but with an appearance identical to Neko's- Hehe...

Neko: -Left astonished with the transformation- ¡¿W-what?!¡¿How do you look like me?!

Dark: -Smiling mischievously- It's simple my feline friend... You'll see, with that technique i didn't pretend to hurt you, i just copied your DNA to use it and change my form for yours... But don't think it's just aesthetical, watch this carefully my friend. -Smiling he shows him almost identical versions of Neko's weapons- ¿Convinced?

Neko: -Perplexed- It cannot be... It's the first time i see something like that... But still, you won't be able to defeat me in those conditions Dark, you're too weakened, ¿Don't you think?

Dark Neko: -Smiling diabolically- Please, i'm not Dark anymore. Just call me... Dark Neko... We'll meet again, very, very soon Neko... Until then, you should better be prepared... ¡Hahahaha! -Laughing, Dark Neko teleports in a beam of darkness upwards, disappearing in seconds-

Neko: Yeah right... Dark Neko... -Still too confused like to end assimilating what has just happened, he withdraws his weapons and goes out of Professor Robert's lab, walking-

...TO BE CONTINUED...