Part 17: Dam it
---------------
Time to find out what the heck's happening up at the Okuden Dam. Speak
to everyone, then go to the dam through the place the scientist was.

Run through the forest (There's a SubChip peddler near the sign) and
across the dam. Check the door to the control center to find out that
it's off limits. Chaud will call you now, asking you to find remote
detonators to the bombs planted right in the dam. Time to find some
detonators!

Upon leaving the Dam Area, Chaud will mail you a simple message: Find 4
bombs! Run ahead until you see a "bridge" of rock, and a green PET on
the rocks. Jack into it.

Your mission is to find a round control detonator. However, explosions
destroy the path often. It's like a maze. Here are the directions:

Since the game has a 3D Isometric view, North/South might be confusing.
WEST is the direction that your HP Box is. That should help.

At 22, take the path West.
At 21, take the path North for 500 Zennys, then return to 21.
At 21 again, take the path West.
At 20, take the path North.
At 10, take the path East.
At 11, continue East.
At 12, take the path North.
At 02, take the path West.
At 01, take the path South for Cannon C, then return to 01.
At 01 again, take the path West.
At 00, take the path North.

Simply run across the green path and press A at the console. After
MegaMan deactivates the bomb, jack out.

Continue ahead, but wait! Remember that canteen and backpack that
belonged to no one? Jack into that canteen!

At 61, take the path north all the way to 91, and collect 600 Zennys.
Return to 61.
At 52, take the path to 62.
At 62, go to 63.
From 63, go north to 93.
Then go up to 92.
Cross the bridge...
You'll be at 32.
Run to 22.
Head east to 23.
You'll find some HPMemory to the north, at 13.
Go to 03, then race west through the long path.
02 will almost blow you up. Go to 12.
From 12 to 11.
West from 11 leads to a WideSwrd L!
South from 11 takes you to 21.
Hey, keep going, it's 31! (It's obvious I'm getting bored?)
Just go west, round the corner, and keep heading north.

You'll get to the controls and deactivate them. Then jack out.

Run back to the waterfall area. Remember how you found the Binocs?
Search behind the falls and jack into a new device.

You start at 03.
Go to 02.
South to 22.
East to 23, then cross the green bridge.
At 33, go west to 32.
Go south now, and collect the PanlGrab L, then keep south.
At 52, go east to 53.
Go south again.
Go west at 63.
All they way to 60. Then go get 1500 Zennys from the mystery data.
From 50, go east to 51.
North to 91.
West to 90.
North to 30.
Go east, then cross another green bridge.
On the other side of the bridge is a RegUP2 (!). That's 12 MB.
Go west to 20.
North to 20.
East to 11.
Now just run around the blown-up holes and cross the final green bridge
leading to the control console.

After turning off the detonator, Chaud will tell you that the last bomb
is probably on the person carrying it. If you've already solved the
mystery of who it is, congrats. If not, hehe, too bad.

After jacking out, return to the first area of the forest. See that guy
in red? That's him. "Ask Again" and "Get Suspicious". Dave will be
curious to see if you can stop Quickman, so he'll let you jack in.

Oh, come on! This maze is huge...Navigate it yourself. It's not HARD,
just walk and if the path blows up in front of you, go back to the
number you came from and try another road. Keep an eye out for Recov50 N
near number 31. There's a PowerUP at 95. You should increase your attack
with it. There's a BugFrag on the green bridge between 22 and 23. Near
03 is an Atk+10*. Near 01 are 3000 Zennys (I kinda forgot to double-
check if it was random or not...)! At 00, you'll find a LONG green
bridge that leads to...Dave and his Quickman!

>>>Boss: QUICKMAN<<<

HP: 400 (!)

Tactics: Pretty fast and very hard. He deflects ALL attacks, and he's
only open to damage right after attacking or while he's moving (more
like teleporting) around. Frustrating, eh? Bide your time, fire when
he's just finished attacking (or while he's moving, but it's hard to
aim). His main attack? Tossing his Quick Boomerang. It's fast, so when
he finishes jumping around, move up and down quickly. Then hit him for
damage. Persevere and you'll take him down really QUICK. Pun intended
but reluctantly put forward.

>>BOSS DELETED<<<

Dan tells you that destroying QuickMan was like pressing the detonation
switch. The dam's gonna blow! Wait...Protoman jacked in and cut Quickie
in half before he could blow. Great. Game over for Speedy Dave!


Part 18: Croissant
---------------------
Lan will be shyly interviewed by Ribitta, while Gospel foams at the
mouth for the defeat of both its lower-rank members. Time to bring out
the big gun: Dark.

Meanwhile, Lan relaxes in the park at sunset. He finds a balloon. It's a
letter from Yumland, a foreign country! Lan decides to do his summer
project on food, meaning you'll have to visit Yumland.com...

Before you log on, though, go to Dex's house and battle his Gutsman! Dex
seems to have bought a new chip for Gutsy, so be on guard.

>>>BOSS: GUTSMAN2<<<

HP: 500 (!)

Tactics: Guts is faster now. He'll also use AreaGrab to pen you in a
smaller space, so be careful. His Rocket GutPnch will send his fist
flying at you for 100 DAMAGE! Yikes. Use fast weapons against him, and
Roll is handy, too. It gets difficult, since he uses AreaGrab and his
attacks are fast. Just Hack and Heal, my friend. I managed to deleted
him with 10 HP remaining...

>>>BOSS DELETED<<<

If you survived, you'll most likely get a GutsmanV2 chip. Congrats.

Now, if you'd like, take the Metroline to Marine Harbor. A kid at the
Harbor Station will tell you about a new chip trader. Upon entering the
Official Center, you'll get a forwarded message from Mr. Higsby (huh)
also stating that a new trader has been set up in the Center.

There's a shady-looking guy from Hikari Labs (Your dad's lab) who's been
sent to the Center to battle City NetBattlers. His name is Mr. Famous,
and he uses Gateman. If you think you're up to it, battle him.

>>>BOSS: GATEMAN<<<

HP: 600 (!!)

Tactics: You might wanna level up some more if you lose at least twice.
For now, do your best. Gateman's attacks include him depositing 3 robots
onto the field, which seek you out and hit you for 30 each. They're easy
to destroy with a good Mega Buster. Later on in the fight, he'll use
RemoGate to create a shield. It moves up and down and gets in the way,
blocking your attacks. Shoot around it carefully. The gate can attack
you, as well! It rushes toward you and a hand reaches out of it, hitting
you for 40 damage. Also later in the fight, he opens up his chest and
fires a blast at you. Be careful. As far as I know, the RemoGate can't
be destroyed.

I advise you to use Gutsman to limit his running area, allowing you peg
him with guns. Swords and Dashes are riskier, but more damaging. If you
lose, at least you tried your best. Come back later in the game. If you
won, you've obviously either beaten MMBN1 or are just really really
good.

>>BOSS DELETED<<<

If you win, you'll get a cool HPMemory. Now, look around the floor. See
anything different? Your good friend Mr. Higsby has left a Chip Trader
down there. It's all luck of the draw, but beware: Your game is saved
every time you use it, so there's no going back. After you're done
screwing around, go back to the Station.

Now, you can either explore around the Camp and Dam, or head back to
ACDC to continue with the real storyline.

Back in ACDC, you'll notice a broken toy lying in the playground, near
the climbing dome. Jack in!

In the southwest corner of the area, you'll find 3000 Zennys!!! On the
eastern side is mystery data containing a RegUP1 upgrade. Warp out when
you're done.

Now go to your house, climb upstairs, and jack in to your computer.

When you first enter the net, you'll see that the roadblock is gone,
leading to 4 teleporters. They're all unactivated, and you need a key to
turn them on. However, you can use the new area as a shortcut to the
other side of Area 1. Yum. Anyway, continue to Area 2.

Collect any mystery data you find (Some mystery data regenerates in the
same spot you collected them before), and continue on. Stop by at the
Square (don't be freaked when you see the entrance empty- everyone's at
the main Square), and buy all the HPMemorys you can (I had 2 left, and
got them both). Check the board for a lot of new posts, then you can
head up to the second floor of the net to check for mystery data (if
you're in the mood). After wrapping that up, head back to the net and up
to Area 3.

Problem. There's one of those SecurityCubes blocking the way, and you
need an Alicense to deactivate it. Jack out and take the Metroline to
Marine Harbor.


Part 19: Virus Hacking for fun and profit
-----------------------------------------
Once at the Harbor, use the southern door to return to the exam hall.
Talk to the man behind the counter, and he'll tell you to finish the
requests on the Request Board. Then you can take the test. Well, it
seems like in a magical second, 3 new requests have appeared on the RB.
Check them. Let's do Mission 1 first.

---Request 3 (Mission 1)---
You'll have to meet this poster in person. Use the Metroline to return
to ACDC Town, then talk to the guy waiting right outside the Station.
This scientist needs you to find 3 Navis that escaped. They're not on
the internet, but they're jacked in to some appliances connected to the
internet. First up: That broken toy in the park.

The Navi you need to attack is waiting in the top-left corner of the
area. It sends 3 Spikey2s after you. It's a pretty challenging battle,
so use summon chips to deal some heavy damage. Swords are useful, if
you're quick. After deleting the viruses, the Navi will vanish and you
can jack out.

The next evil Navi is in Dex's Game Boy Advances. Go to his house and
jack into them. The Navi is in the same position as the last one: Top-
left corner. 3 Handys. Watch out for their bombs. If they lay their
bombs all at once, sacrifice your chips and use them on the bombs to
stay alive. Use AreaGrab to claim their most prized column (the one
nearest to you) and deal some damage.

The final Navi took me a while to find. Go to school and jack in to the
blackboard. Check the northernmost area for a Sword L chip, then fight
the Navi, who's in the same exact position the other two were in. He
unleashes a Flamey2 and a Flamey3. Pretty advanced stuff. Chip away
their HP and watch out for their divebomb attacks.

After all 3 are in the recycle bin, return to the scientist and he'll
give you a RegUP1 for your troubles.

---Request COMPLETE---

---Request 4 (Mission 2)---
Now, return to the Center and take on the second job. Time to head to
Koto Square! Use the main server in the Center to head to Den Square,
then use the second floor warp and take the north path. Buy a PowerUP
from the NetDealer on the way. If you can't afford it, just head south
to Area 1's second floor and pick up the mystery data, which offers a
random amount of Zenny, or a chip. If you have at least 5000, you'll
afford the PowerUP. Upgrade your Rapid, so you can fire your Buster even
quicker (Hopefully you're around Level 20 now). Now head south and cross
into the next area.

You're now in the Koto area! You'll know when the background becomes
orange. You can't cross over the rolling blue tile because it's one way.
Go to the left and cross the pulsing yellow path over to the black
platform. Take the left yellow path to a mystery data. Be careful. It's
random, but it also may be a virus in disguise.

Return to the black platform and take the yellow path to the right of
the one leading to the data. Continue down the wide road, ignoring the
yellow branch leading to a SecurityCube, and take the green ramp to a
second floor. You'll find a friendly Navi a little further up this
second floor walkway, who tells you about one-way moving walkways. Use
the one above him to reach a new platform. Take a new green ramp back
down to floor one, and speak to the purple Navi. Before stepping into
the warp, grab the mystery data nearby for a LongSwrd L chip. Now use
the warp to Koto Square (which is supposed to be a main hub and easily
accessible. But look what you just went through. It's like driving
across 8 bridges to get to Wal-Mart).

Now you're in the safe Koto Square Entrance. It's just like the one you
have in Den, except a orange hue. Take the only other active warp to the
main Koto Square.

Here, there's a room with an entrance like the one for the board in Den
which leads to the Shops (A purple girl Navi is standing next to it).
You can use your BugFrags to buy stuff from the Navi not standing behind
the counter. I had 4 when I got here. That ZeusHamr looks really
tantalizing, but it's way too expensive. Save up if you want it badly,
but I just bought a Recov80 and saved 2 BugFrags for later. When you're
done, talk to the purple Navi standing by himself (opposite the purple
girl Navi), and he'll reveal himself to be the poster of the request.
Heh, almost forgot amidst the hustle and bustle of getting here, hm?
He'll ask you to take out an evil Navi hiding inside the Coffee Machine
at the Center. So jack out.

Hey, you're already in the Center! How convenient. Head over to the
Coffee Machine nearby and jack in.

This Navi you need to defeat is on the north part of the area. Just head
straight from the teleporter and head past the colored center. He's
right there. In one of the cooler pre-battle conversations, he'll give
you back the program and then give you a sucker punch when you thought
it was getting simple. In this unexpected battle, you'll have to fight 3
Spooky2s all lined up in a wonderful row. They'll move out quickly,
though, so unless you have a summon chip, they'll disperse before you
can attack.

After deleting this guy, jack in to the server again. Now you'll have to
trek ALL THE WAY BACK to Koto Square. Have fun!

After returning the OddProg to the purple Navi in Koto Square, jack out
with your new Recov30 L and return to the Request Board to take on the
final job.

---Request COMPLETE---

---Request 5 (Mission 3)---

This time, you'll have to return to Okuden Valley (the campsite). Take
the Metroline there, then head to the back of the camp, where all the
tents are. Talk to the guy standing on the bridge of rocks, and he'll
tell you that his son has lost a PROGRAM (ughhhh...) on the net.
Metroline yourself to ACDC. Fortunately, finding the program will be
simple. Go to Dex's house and borrow his PC. Jack into it, then head up
to Area 3 of the Internet. Talk to the green program going in circles to
inform him that help is on way. Then take the Metroline to Okuden again.
Return to the man and speak to him to complete your final mission. He'll
give you an HPMemory and his thanks. You should have 340 HP by now...oh,
yeah, go back to the man behind the desk you talked to before back in
Marine Harbor to confirm that you've completed all the missions.

---Request COMPLETE---


Part 20: F is for fantastic
---------------------------
Your A-Rank is in sight! Talk to the man in the Exam Hall behind the
desk and he'll check your PET and tell you that you're able to take the
exam now. Head through the door nearby and jack in anywhere!

Head down the silver path and speak to the Navi. He'll sign you up. From
now on, you can take tests whenever you'd like. Cool. For now, though,
try out the Alicense Exam.

You'll face 5 survival battles first.

Battle One pits you against a Swordy and Hardhead. Easy stuff.

Battle Two is against a Spooky and two Spooky2s. Medium stuff. Their
constant vanishing is annoying, but when they get right in front of you,
strike them down.

Battle Three is a fight against 3 Handys. Medium-Hard stuff. Their bombs
are a major pain in the ass. Just use summons and swords.

Battle Four is a simple one. 2 dashing Fishys and a Beetank. Medium
stuff. Sword the Fishys first, then take on the Beetank.

Battle Five has you on the receiving side of an onslaught by 3 Flappys.
Easy-Medium stuff. Their high HP is annoying, but not dangerous. Stay
off the back column and remain in the first 2. When they pound down in
their weight forms, dodge and get behind them and attack.

Congrats. Now for the second, and most irritating part of any exam: The
Internet search. There are two bad Navis out there. Search and Destroy
them.

The first naughty Navi is on the first floor. Simply head up onto the
purple platform near the warp to the Den Square Entrance, then take the
blue pathway to another purple platform. The Navi in question is
currently standing in the corner. This battle is tough, with a Swordy of
every kind: 1, 2, and 3. Their high HP is worthy of a #@$%! And they
also have AreaGrab, which they used to pen me in to the back column and
then used their WideSwrds on me, which brutally beat me down to 40 HP
before I managed to beat the last one.

After the battle, the baddie will drop a BadDataA. Now, return to the
Square Entrance. Use the second floor warp, then make your way to the
Koto Area. Follow the path towards the first green ramp. The Bad Navi
will be standing near the ramp. Attack...again. This time around, there
are 2 Mettaur2s and a Metfire behind a rock. Take out the Mettaur2s
while dodging Mettfire's comets. Then kill off Mettfire. You'll snag a
BadDataB. Now return to the instructor. A cool shortcut is to simply
jack out and jack in again. You won't fail the exam.

The final problem is yet another survival battle.

The first battle is against a Sparky. Medium Stuff. All he does is move
in a zigzag across the whole battle area. But I wouldn't know. I used a
Dash and an Attack+10 and killed him in one hit. Hehehe.

The second fight is against a Spikey2, a Spikey, and a WindBox. Hard.
Take out the Spikeys first, and then destroy the WindBox.

The third one is versus two Shrimpys. Beware the bubbles and hit hard
and fast.

Fourth: 3 TuffBunnys. Medium Stuff. Like Bunnys except quicker and with
more HP.

The fifth and final fight will have you dealing with a Sparky, Swordy,
and a Mettfire. Very Hard. The Mettfire's fireballs will be whaling on
you constantly, Sparky will be running in zigzags like a retard, all
while Swordy slashes. And slashes. And slashes. Sigh.

Congratulations! You know get your Alicense and a RegUP2!! That's 16 MB
of memory. Now, go back out and talk to man behind the desk. You'll get
a Recov50*.

Now you have to head on over to Yumland. On the net that is. The fastest
way to get there is through Dex's link. So get on the Metroline and go
to ACDC, into Dex's house, and into his computer.

Run through the Canodumb infested computer and get on the net. From
there, just head up to Area 3.

Go north and unlock that SecurityCube! Ahh, the satisfying beep and
whoosh makes me feel so proud of my Alicense!!! Okay, stop staring. It's
a good game, and I think I'm blasted awesome for writing an FAQ. Anyway,
follow the new road a little ways and you'll be on Yumland Internet!!!


Part 21: Nothing but net
------------------------
Something's going on. The Navi near the entrance will tell you that the
area is unusually empty. It seems like it, too. Well, empty except for
those blasted viruses. These people need Norton badly. Anyway, you
should see three other paths. The one heading up (This isometric view is
getting annoying) by itself leads to 2 sets of mystery data, one of the
locked. Use an unlocker if you have one: I don't. So...uh...surprise me.
The mystery data that doesn't need unlocking is a random one, so be
jealous of my 1500 Zennys I got from it. When you're done there, take
the any of the other two paths. Now, you see that blue rolling tile? Use
it to get to a path that heads down and eventually leads to a RegUP1
powerup. W00t. Use the other blue roller to return to the main path. Now
head up past the blue tiles.

You'll see a sign. Behind the sign is a sparkling BugFrag! Now, take the
path to the right of the sign to reach a NetDealer. All he has are
chips, so indulge in them if you'd like. If not, take the blue tile to
get back to the billboard and take the left path.

Keep heading past the wrong-way rollers and the dead ends until you get
to a brown platform with a purple robot on it. Again, she's about to
turn back due to the lack of Navis. Continue on. You'll see a teleporter
and 2 rollers. The rollers lead to a locked SecurityCube, so don't use
them. Instead, warp.

The new area you reach will lead to a path, which will take you to the
second area of Yumland net.

Now in Yumland 2, take the rollers to the next platform. You'll see 2
accessible blue rollers: A long one with 3 in a row, and a single one.
Take the single roller to a path that lets you grab mystery data: It's
random again. After snagging your prize, use the roller up ahead to get
you to the platform you would have gotten to had you taken the long
rollers. Take the path in the corner of the platform, and use the really
long bridge of rollers to get to an area with locked mystery data.
Again, unlock it if you can. If not, take the rollers right ahead of you
to another brown platform.

The roller bridge north of here takes you to a locked Cube and back to
an earlier platform, so use the one near the bottom. Now, to your left
is a path with three branches heading up. The center branch leads you to
the previous platform, but the paths on the left and right lead to two
mystery datas. The one on the left is random (I got 3000 Zennys, neener
neener), but the one on the right has a Navi+20* chip. Now to continue
with this $#%& maze. You'll reach a confusing tangle of pathways. Don't
use the blue roller, or you'll be taken back to the beginning. Instead,
go up as far as you can until you can climb up a green ramp to a second
floor of this place. Finally, a warp, which according to the purple
Navi, leads to Yumland. However, as you approach...

It seems like the president or someone similar is under attack by a
single Navi. Just as he summons his loyal troops to attack, evil Navis
jack in and take them all out. Then this Navi slices the guy in half.
Ouch. The Navi reveals himself to be under the control of that Mr. Dark
dude we've heard about. After the assassin jacks out, a good robot comes
to the aid of this guy: The King! Unfortunately, the King loses all his
strength and is deleted.

Meanwhile, MegaMan has reached the safety of Yumland Square. Take the
path pointing down and teleport to the main Square. However, upon
arriving, it's also empty! You hear someone typing on a keyboard, which
is weird, considering that no one's here. Just follow the path around
the area, past the counters the NetDealers were using. You'll hear the
clattering getting louder, so keep going and go into the door shaped
like a house. Inside, you'll find that yellow Navi. He'll tell you
Yumland was DESTROYED (!!!) by an evil Navi. After a bit of speaking, a
mysterious Navi (and my favorite) will beam down. This is Cutman, and
he's hear to clean up any survivors that Mr. Dark couldn't delete. Time
to cut the rug with Cutman!

>>>BOSS: CUTMAN<<<

HP: 600

Tactics: Cutman will send out a homing cutter, which will follow you as
you circle around the rock in the middle of the area, and hits for 80.
Destroy the rock if you want, but you can use it as cover from Cut's
attacks. Cutman will also use a boomerang attack for 100 damage, and if
you get too close, he'll slice you for 100 as well. The only way I know
of to destroy that pesky homing cutter is to use Guard against it. The
most evil enemy in this battle is not Cutman, but the confined quarters
of the battle. Stay alive, and heal as much as you can. Good luck.

>>>BOSS DELETED<<<

Cutman tells you that Mr. Dark's Shadowman is already on his way to
Electopia, and will delete everyone there too. Then Cutman goes boom.
The green robot reveals that he was the sender of that balloon. Wow. Lan
will promise to return, then Mega will jack out.


Part 22: Checkmate
------------------
Meanwhile, at the Center, a telegram is received which details the
destruction of Yumland by Gospel and their intended visit to Electopia!
Chaud will run off, and you'll see Lan's dad getting ready to start up
the high-security measures.

Back at home, your long-absent Dad will e-mail you, telling you to come
to the Center. But didn't Mr. Hikari work at the Government Center (It
must have been closed due to asbestos influx =P).

Anyway, you can explore the town, which is quiet for now, but the
citizens are slowly realizing something bad could happen soon. You
should go to Dex's and challenge him one last time: His best form of
Gutsman!

>>>BOSS: GUTSMAN3<<<

HP: 800 (!!!)

Tactics: Gutsman is real tough this time around. His attacks are faster
than ever, and with a single pound, he can shatter every tile in your
square. Use quick attacks and use a lot of healing chips as well as
guards. Be quick and practice. I think you should level up a bit more
before taking him on. I lost about 5 times and beat him on the sixth.
Good luck.

>>>BOSS DELETED (?)<<<

From now on, you can fight Gutsman3 anytime you want, over and over...

When you're done here, head to the Station. Mr. Higsby will e-mail you
again, and this time, he's set up a Retro Trader. This trader lets you
insert Mega Man Battle Network 1 chips to get a very valuable chip in
return. To find this Trader, simply take the train to Okuden. Go around
the bushes to the left of the entrance gate and it's right there. Weird
place. Use it if you'd like...I can't. Heh. Can you guys e-mail me and
tell me about your experiences with the trader? Thanks.

Explore the camp if you'd like. Heh, you might be surprised when you see
a NetNavi walking around the camp, but it's just a guy rehearsing a
play.

Once you're at the Center, you can speak to Ribitta to fight against her
leveled-up Toadman.

>>>BOSS: TOADMAN2<<<

HP:500

Tactics: Not THAT hard. Avoid those pesky tadpoles and dodge his
croaking. Heal and Hack, as I always say. A little practice is good,
too. I beat him on my first try, though. Not to brag. Heh. The notes are
almost impossible to dodge. Good luck.

>>>BOSS DELETED<<<

I'll spare you all the directions. You should know your way around by
now. The Request Board has some new requests. You can complete them now,
if you'd like. The "Chip Please!" request requires a FireSwrd F.

For now, let's take on the next request.

---Request 7---
Scoot in through the crowd of NetBattler gathered around the server and
jack in. At the Square, read up on posts at the Board. You have to meet
the Navi at Yumland 1, so go to Area 3 of the Den net and then to
Yumland. Head through the area as if you were going to Area 2. You'll
find a purple Navi looking at a billboard. Answer yes and it'll give you
the GateKeyB. However, it turns on you and tries to take all of your
Battlechips! Fortunately, defeat its viruses (Sparky, Flamey2, Flamey2)
and you'll take it out. Now you can jack out. You've completed the
request-by killing the requester. Good job.
---Request COMPLETE---

---Request 8---
This next request will have you playing matchmaker. Accept it, then take
the Metroline to Okuden.

It turns out to be an old man. After Lan gives him some advice, he'll
write a love letter and ask you to take it to her. He doesn't know where
he is, but she's always near flowers. Think: Flowers. Nothing yet? I'll
save you the time and tell you to go to Marine Harbor. She's standing in
the flower path. Deliver the letter, then take the reply back to the old
man. Then check it out: YOUR REWARD IS 10000 ZENNYS! YAR! You're
stinkin' rich! I'd advise you to wing it and head online, then go to the
second floor of the Den net. Find that expensive NetDealer and buy all
three HPMemorys from him. You should have 400 HP now! Yar!
---Request COMPLETE---

Now you can head upstairs using the elevator to meet your dad. Go down
and into that office. Your dad's there. There's also another Retrochip
Trader here. That thin hallway leads to that large monitor. Speak to
everyone, then jack into the small green button to the right of the
monitor.

Aqua+40* is inside mystery data to the left of the entrance teleporter.
BugFrag's inside another data in the top-right corner of the area. When
you're done here, jack out.

Back in dad's lab, go to his cubicle and guiltily search is lab coat on
the wall for a PowerUP! Now upgrade MegaMan's Charge! You can now hold
down the B button to power-up your MegaBuster.

Now go and talk to your dad in front of the big monitor. He tells you to
be careful, and find a program called Chng.bat, which will make MegaMan
even stronger. In the meantime, jack in to the big screen (even though
you're not supposed to, ehehe).

Up in the top-left corner is a RegUP2 item, so snag it. You should have
19MB of memory. Jack out.

Now return to the first floor via the elevator and jack in to the
server.

Now enter the Board. Remember where the Street Board is? Check it and
Mega will post a message there asking for help on finding Chng.bat, but
you have to wait for a reply. Trust me, waiting for a reply is just like
in the real world...long and boring. Run around the net and level
up...or just run around. Or just go back out and come back in. Hehehe.

You'll get a reply. Guess what? Some nerd comes in and tells you to
introduce yourself before asking a question. AUGH! Just jack back out
and back in.

Now talk to all the Navis in the Square. After they all tell you that
they don't know any programmers, return to the Board and see if IronMan
has posted a reply.

If he has, he'll tell you that a good programmer can be found at ACDC
park. So jack out, get on the Metroline, and go to the park at ACDC
Town.

Find the guy in the green shirt at the park. His wife is the programmer
you're looking for. He'll give you a battery for her PET, and ask you to
give it to her at Okuden Camp. So head to Okuden.

Once here, run all the way to the back where the tents are. She's
standing at the farthest tent. Talk to her, give her the battery. She
says that the .bat file should be in Koto Square. Forgot all about it,
huh? Hehe.

Use the Metroline AGAIN, this time to Marine Harbor. Go to the Center,
go to the Square via the server, then go to the Den Net's second floor.
Follow the path to Koto Square like before.

Make your way through Koto net again. Once at Koto Square, you should
have enough $$$ to buy a PowerUP from the NetDealers. Upgrade your
Attack, then go to the bottom-left corner and speak to the girl Navi.
The purple one. The scavenger hunt continues, as it tells you to hike
yer ass all the way to YumSquare again. Fortunately, you'll get a
Yumkey, good for...opening something in Yumland. Now go to Yumland
again.

Back at YumSquare, head into the area where the penpal Navi was. Then
use the Yumkey to unlock the purple bars, and continue ahead. You'll see
a purple mystery data, but don't fear: You don't need an unlocker. Just
pick it up and get Chng.bat! However, an alarm will start blaring, and
you'll discover that you've just stolen Yumland's national treasure! You
can't jack out either, so it's time to escape the way you came. Just
run!

On your way out, a Navi will stand in your way. It'll send some viruses
at you. Two Spooky3s! Delete these warping wackos, then continue on.
Another Navi will appear and will send 2 TuffBunnys and a Mettfire at
you. Take them out like you did before, then fight a Swordy3 and two
Spooky2s when the next Navi comes to defend the .bat file. The final
Navi beams right in front of the only exit out, so defeat the viruses it
sends out (Mettaur2, TuffBunny, and Mettfire). Then get in that
teleporter and warp to safety!

Back at the entrance, jack out.


Part 23: Mother of-
--------------------
Now go up to the second floor and speak to your dad. He'll painfully
install the file on Mega. However, an alarm will ring! Navis have
invaded DenSquare!!! Go down and talk to all 5 officials near the
server. One of them will give you a FireBlde R. Jack in to the
server!!!!

Too late. The evil NetNavi has already deleted everyone. However, when
you talk to that purple Navi, he'll attack!

The enemy will be a GoofBall. Whoa. The only way to damage it is when it
detaches its mask. Attack then. It has high HP but is rather weak. Its
mask shoots a poison gas that decreases your health rapidly! Stay away
and hit it with summons and cannon attacks.

Now go upstairs and speak to your father again. He'll tell you to help
the NetBattlers fight off the virus at the Mothercomputer. Run to the
other end of the hallway and enter the door that was locked before.

After Lan finishes gawking at the Mother Computer, run ahead and talk to
the three officials standing near a console. After some Official
Barbarossa uses the Dangerous Barbarossa Cannon (I wonder how much this
chips costs. X_x), the officials delete the virus and deactivate the
security door. They'll run ahead, so keep following the path to another
console. They need some help, so jack in!

The Mother Computer has several layers of protection. You'll need to
input passwords to pass these layers. The first two programs you see
will tell you about this protection, and give you the first clue.

1. Curiosity killed the ---!
Answer: CAT.

To input your answer, you need to step on the right letters on the
orange panels. When it's correct, the 4 panels will light up and let you
pass.

Now follow the long path, warding off viruses...You'll reach a blue tile
which will warp you to a new area. Now keep running along...You'll reach
a fork in the road. Going to the left will take you to the next
password. Taking the other path up leads to 800 Zennys and a Navi with
no useful information.

When you've grabbed the mystery data, go to the new password area.

2. I lie in bed but never sleep. What am I?
Answer: RIVER.

After solving that one, you'll see a program who says that the next
password will deal with the letters that fill in the blanks...but he's
forgotten the question. I love you, program. Before going up, take the
path that splits, and take the upper path (the lower leads to an
unuseful Navi). You'll grab an HPMemory from the mystery data. That's
420 HP. Return to the forgetful program and take the other path up
through more viruses and to the next Password.

But wait! Another fork! But it shouldn't be that hard. Just grab the
Recov30* and speak to the purple Navi at the end of the short path.

3. What are the 2 missing letters? "-et-attler"
Answer: NETBATTLER.

(I've lost my Mega-Virginity! Well, not really, but a bit of news: I ran
into a battle I couldn't run from after getting the clue, and
afterwards, I got the AquaGuts style! Is this battle preset or did it
just happen because I fulfilled the requirements for the style? Please
help!)

Anyway, the password is just ahead. Pick the N from the 4 letters
available, then the B from the next 4. Now continue on.

You'll find a green console. Activate it and you'll jack out just as the
Official Navis arrive, belonging to the 3 Officials that came in ahead
of you. They'll sacrifice themselves to save the Mother Computer. Sniff.

As Lan again, continue past the gate you turned off. The Mother Computer
is just ahead, but there's one more gate. Jack in to turn it off!

As soon as MegaMan jacks in, so does Chaud's Protoman. After he accuses
you of not being a real NetBattler, Proto will run off. Take control of
Mega and follow the path, then get ready to be confused.

To the right of the path split are 4 programs in little squares. They
all tell you passwords, but they all say different passwords and tell
you that the other 3 are lying. Ignore them for now and go all the way
past Program D to find mystery data with Spreader P in it. Now go the
other way, ignoring the Programs, and follow the path to the next
Password. There's another program here who will tell you which programs
are more honest. But program Slick is more honest than all of them!
Okay, that was corny. But you get it.

4. One hell of a confusing riddle.
Answer: AFBECD

That was easy. Hehe. Now follow the path a little ways to another split.
The one going down takes you to this riddle:

5. Clue A: 2 Hands, no arms. 1 face, no nose. On your arm.
   Clue B: What do you call a chronometer you can wear?
Answer: WATCH

Hehe, that was a fun one. After clearing this one, collect the nearby
mystery data for 600 Zennys.

Up ahead is a fork. The south path takes you to 3 programs with clues to
the next Password, and mystery data for Wrecker Q. Listen to all of the
programs, then go up to the Password.

6. Just shut up and look below.
Answer: ALMOSTTHERE

Almost there? It feels good to have the game reassure you, doesn't it?
Run ahead.

You'll find ProtoMan about to fight Mr. Dark's Navi, ShadowMan. Chaud
will tell you to get to the Mother Computer, and leave Shadow to him.

Back as Lan, run to the Mother Computer and jack in!

Shortly after jacking in, you'll run across a program warning you that
grass (GRASS?) has been spread all over the Mother Computer. Great.
Anyway, at the fork, you should take the right path to find mystery data
with a BugFrag, and a program with a clue (MASK WIG). Return to the fork
and take the left path, and then you'll find another split. The bottom
path takes you to a Shotgun*, and a teleporter which leads to a program
with another clue. Now head to the Password and input this (IN ORDER).

7.In the bottom-left square of letters, input WIG.
  In the bottom-right square, input GEM.
  In the top-left square, input MAS.
  In the top-right square, input K.

(Be careful! The Ks look a lot like Hs. An H has straight lines going
down, but the K has its left vertical line crooked. I know it's weird)

Go back to the bottom-right square, input K.
Go back to the top-right square, input NIFE.

That was confusing, I know. Sorry if I couldn't explain it better.

If you managed to solve this tough one, continue on. The green console
says that you can't escape now. Ignore the warning and go ahead. Another
password. The program tells you to read the letters on the green
consoles. Keep going past the Password to read more console warnings and
get a PanlOut3*, and get a clue from another program. Now input this:

8. Read the warnings.
Answer: UCANGO
           ^Use the rightmost N, the one not touching letter 3, the A.

After that tricky one, go up. Another split, with the north path leading
to mystery data containing Recov80 F! The left path leads to a new
Password.

9. A quick brown fox.
Answer: DUMPS. (Dumps? Hmm, wow.)

After that Password is in the green, go up and into the second area.

The 4 programs here are all chanting something. This should be easy.

10. Itsy Bitsy
Answer: SPIDER.

After that simple Password, you'll reach a fork. The one going down
eventually nabs you mystery data containing 1000 Zennys! Back on the
other path, head over to the next Password.

11. What did William Tell hit with his arrow?
Answer: APPLE (All the letters are in a straight line)

The next one...

12. What insect starts bathing, and ends up drab?
Answer: B. (hehehe)

Up ahead are 3 paths. The leftmost one has a password, OTIEP, and the
center one has mystery data with WideSwrd L and a program with the
password DNGVU. The rightmost path leads to a Password area, where you
should enter this:

13. Answer: DONTGIVEUP

Heh, don't give up. Now keep going, young one, you're almost there.
Collect the Hammer T mystery data that's in plain sight, then go up
ahead to Area 3.

The next Password is up ahead.

14. I'm an animal. I wear a mask.
Answer: RACCOON

At this next split, take the right road to a program with a clue and
1400 Zennys. The left path takes you to a Password:

15. Answer: CIHMOQSUWY

Continue on to yet another split. The path going to the left takes you
to a program with a hint. The north path goes to the next Password. Use
the leftmost S to begin.

16. Answer: SYSTEMAHEAD

System ahead? Yay. Continue on, past the Password (talk to the two
programs for clues) and go into the blue warp. This new road has a
RegUP2 item!!! Yay, that's 21 MB! Follow this path to a program with
another hint, then go back to the Password via the warp and enter this:

17. Answer: SYSTEM
Then right after it is another Password field...
    Answer: CLOSE

After this one, you'll find a program telling you that this next
Password is the last lock. Take the path with the dots nearby to 3
Robots who will give you tips on the Password and on ShadowMan. Collect
the FullEnrg subchip and use it if you need it. Now enter this final
Password:

18. Answer: VIRUS

Congrats! Now SAVE, and step onto those red tiles...

ShadowMan tells you that ProtoMan is currently fighting a fake version
of himself. Meanwhile, Lan's dad comes with the weapon he was working
on: The Ultimate Blaster. Lan will install it on MegaMan.

There's a problem. It has only one shot, and if you miss, you'll hit the
Mother Computer Core and...screw everyone. So don't. Then Lan will say
"Damn". Which is amusing, hohoho. Just in time, though, ProtoMan will
jack in and hold ShadowMan. He'll be deleted along with Shadow, but can
be revived, so Mega takes the shot. But it fails, because 3 of those
annoying Shadow Puppets come down and take the blast. Proto will jack
out due to heavy damage, and you'll have to fight ShadowMan on HIS
terms.

>>>BOSS: SHADOWMAN<<<

HP: 800 (!)

Tactics: ShadowMan has a 40 HP fire attack, and can duplicate himself
until the real one is damaged (but the real one has an HP count, so it's
easy to tell him apart). Shadow also fires Shadow Blades at you from
above, but if you keep moving, they'll all miss. Later on in the fight,
he'll summon blue ghost duplicates, which will appear in YOUR area, so
watch out! I don't know of any way to destroy or get rid of these blue
duplicates, but I managed to win the battle. It's a hard one, so good
luck.

>>>BOSS DELETED<<<

ShadowMan will blow up, and MegaMan will jack out. Back in the real
world, Chaud will refuse dad's help and leave with the injured ProtoMan.
Anyway, Dad will tell you that all the deleted Navis had backups and
were safely restored.

Meanwhile, that evil voice returns, and uh..."destroys" one of his
scientists who failed him. You find out that these people are in some
sort of "chat room" for evil masterminds. Someone new shoes up and
swears revenge on Lan and Chaud. Whoowee, we're in for it now.


Part 24: Airport Security, Muggers, and non-taxed Alcohol!!!!
-------------------------------------------------------------
One lazy afternoon, Lan will get an e-mail from the Official NetBattlers
inviting him to a global meeting in Netopia. Coolness. You'll get a
plane ticket, too.

Dad will send you some mail about styles, so check it out. Now go
downstairs, say goodbye to your mom, and talk to everyone in town. Then
head over to the Metroline Station. You'll get mail from your Dad and
from Mr. Famous (with Gateman). Read them, then board a train for Okuden
Valley.

Go all the way to where the tents are, then talk to the girl you gave
the battery to. She'll give you GateKeyA. Now explore if you want, or
head to Marine Harbor.

You'll see Chaud at the Marine Station, but he won't be in any mood to
talk. Exit the station, then go down the stairs. If you stand near the
red door going to where the Request Board is, you'll see a girl peek
around the corner of a wall. Speak to the hidden girl for a Geddon3 Y
chip! Now enter the Center.

In here, you can challenge Mr. Famous to another battle against his
Gateman! Watch out!

>>>BOSS: GATEMAN2<<<

HP: 800

Tactics: Same as last time, except with more HP. Also, his RemoGate no
longer moves up and down; It actually BLOCKS You constantly. Oof. Use
summons and quick moves to get around this. Difficult fight.

>>>BOSS DELETED<<<

If you win, you'll get Mr. Famous's very own FOLDER! Now you can Equip
different folders as you please.

You can jack into the Square and read up on new posts on the Board,
which I advise you to do.

Now go upstairs and to your dad's office. He's not there, but check his
desk anyway: He leaves you a SilvFist I chip!

Go downstairs and talk to the lady at the counter (The one by herself,
not with the guy). You'll receive your passport!

Before you leave, let's do some requests!

---Request 6---
Remember this one? We skipped it because we didn't have a FireSwrd F.
Well, now we do, so accept the request. Make sure the FireSwrd is in
your PACK and not your Folder. Then go to the lobby of the Center and
speak to the large woman there. If you DON'T, go get one by beating a
Swordy2 with a high rating (8 to S).
---Request COMPLETE---

Anyway, now you can go to the Airport! Go to the Metroline Station and
grab a ticket for the Airport, then take a train there!

Go up the stairs. Aww, how sweet! Mayl is here to say goodbye. She'll
give you Roll V2 R chip, and a Wireless. Chaud is also here, and he's
been invited to the conference as well. Now go to the blue board and
jack in!

To the right of the entrance teleporter is a BugFrag. Now talk to the
programs or just jack out.

Now you can board your flight! Go through the turnstile and insert your
ticket. Now you're on the concourse, so be happy. However...

As you pass through the metal detectors, it buzzes (hehehe...priceless),
and you'll have to go back through again. The attendant will notice your
PET and take him away! You'll have to leave MegaMan here and get a
MiniPET in exchange, so you'll have to pick up Mega when you come back.

All you can do with this MiniPET is read mail, check on your key items,
and Save the game. You'll get mail from Yai, so read it. Then talk to
the man behind the desk. Answer honestly to leave the country, heh. On
your way through the Airport, a French man will bump into you. You'll
drop your MiniPET, but the nice man will pick it up for you. After he
leaves, you'll notice that all your Zenny is gone!

Bummer. Go talk to Chaud and answer "Go away!" and he'll give you a new
PET, with MegaMan already in it! Great! However, you'll see that other
people have also been robbed, heh. Talk to the little kid near the gift
shop. His name is Quiz and if you answer his questions right, you win
something cool! Answers:

1. Elephant
2. The Selection
3. 3
4. Restaurant
5. Zeta Cannon

You'll get a Cannon*! Now board your plane!

A short, 10-hour flight later...

Welcome to Netopia! The people here talk weird, but that's because
they're foreigners. Go down the stairs and talk to the man behind the
desk. Mega will start up the translator if you want. If you choose to
NOT translate, just answer yes to both questions and MegaMan will be
stunned that you can speak Netopian! Hehehe.

As you continue through the airport, you'll find that French man who
stole all your Zenny! Talk to him twice to fight him for your hard-
earned money! You'll have to deal with a Fishy3, Fishy, and Flamey. Be
careful, it's a tricky fight.

After deleting his viruses, he'll apologize and give you your money
back! Now, a little further on, you'll see Ribitta and her cameraman.
Now you can challenge her final version of ToadMan!

>>>BOSS: TOADMAN3<<<

HP: 900 (!!!)

Tactics: It's Toadman again. This time, though, his NEAR-IMPOSSIBLE to
avoid "Musical-Note" attack takes away 200 DAMAGE! You'll be dead in
less than 30 seconds if you get hit twice. The Tadpoles take away 50
damage if they slam into you. His GRABBING attack, when he pops out in
front of you, hits for MORE (I don't know exactly) THAN 220 DAMAGE!

This battle is totally end-of-game material. Take him on once or twice
to see if you beat him by luck, and to study his moves. But there's a
90% chance of you being decimated now. Fight him just to scout him out.
Don't expect to win.

>>>BOSS DELETED? FAT CHANCE<<<

When you're done here, head down to the red exit. As you look around for
a bus into town, some big guy pushes you back in. He'll offer Lan a
ride, but before he can say no, the man pushes him into his car and
roars off.

Lan arrives at Netopia Park in one piece, but something's wrong! The car
door won't open! Lan's trapped! The guy grabs Lan, steals all the chips
in his Pack, pushes him out, and roars off.

Fortunately, Lan and Mega are all right, and you still have the 30 chips
in your folder. So, after your money's been stolen, your PET almost
lost, and most of your chips lost as well, how do you feel? I bet you
won't be sending any postcards soon, that's for sure.