Megaman stepped out of the data stream, which closed up behind him. On the other side, he found a world of without life or soul. It was a world of rubble. The sky had turned dark red. Digital readouts in the sky showed successful nuclear missile launches to several major metropolitan areas, including Tokyo, New York, Hong Kong Central and London. A bright light was firing at parts of at the world. With each successive impact, there was an ever-increasing earthquake. Starships were taking off for the heavens. Other starships were firing on them. A dark, silhouetted creature was hovering in the sky. Megaman walked, seemingly without purpose, towards a wooden sign that was the only thing standing. He walked towards it and read it. Beneath it was a digital timer. After reading it, he fell to his knees in shock.

Welcome, traveller. Look around and remember this sight. It shall be your world in

0:0:1:13:50:10

Then there was a bright flash, then darkness.

Megaman woke up in a large temple-like room. Statues were erected around him. He walked forwards, despite being amazed by the world around him. Oddly enough, this was nothing compared to the next room. A long bridge surrounded by darkness but illuminated by footlights. It didn't go the entire way across, but to the middle of the room. Which held a data-steam. Megaman cautiously crossed the bridge, holding his new blaze launcher out in front of him. At the data-steam, Megaman took a tentative step into it. When nothing happened, he stepped fully into it. Suddenly, and without warning, the entire room lit up. Statues were bending over forwards, giant lasers mounted on their backs. The bridge sank into the gloom beneath. A voice in some unintelligible language rang out. A few seconds later, Megaman heard an orderly, but soft, female voice in his head.

'Preparing upgrade: 1.0 to 2.0. Subject: Megaman.exe.' The world erupted. The lasers fired into the data-stream, causing it to glow. Megaman felt an unimaginable amount of energy enter him. He knew that he wouldn't last much longer. He rose up into the air, energy pounding into him. He screamed. Just as consciousness left him, he heard a voice ring out.

'MEGAMAN!'

Author's note: The digital timeout is in Y:MO:D:H:MI:S.