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Triese Abysa

2026-03-01T06:58:58Z

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'''Triese Abysa''' is one of the main protagonists in [https://archiveofourown.org/works/49189417/chapters/124115146 ''Mega Man Battle Network: Cross Reflection''] and [https://archiveofourown.org/works/58780243/chapters/149796970 ''Mega Man Battle Network: Cross Shadows'']. A bright teenage girl with a seemingly endless amount of energy and a passion for network technology, Triese is one of [[Lan Hikari (Cross Reflection)|LanCR]]'s closest friends and allies. She is the only daughter of Ceto and Shen Abysa, the latter a developer at the tech company [[Slither Inc.]].

== Personality ==

Triese shares with her father a love for history and a great respect for what has been lost; the ravaging of the Net by Autuvera has only drawn her to it further, as she mourns the death of a world she never got to live in, and all that disappeared with it. She spends much of her time researching networks, collecting Battle Chips, and caring for her hobby collection of viruses, hoping to one day play a role in bringing the lost Net back. When she ended up in the same class as the surviving daughter of the (in)famous Hikari family, it did not take long for her to be embroiled in her brand of chaos.

Triese is enthusiastic to be around virtually everyone and at times a little overbearing. Her bubbly personality and niche interests have left her something of a social outcast, and she's had a history of being bullied at the hands of [[Onibi Hebihara|Onibi]] and [[Yukimaru Hebihara]], the twin children of the Slither Inc. CEO. With Lurerre by her side, however, she's coped reasonably well, and is doing better than ever now that she's made friends, even across boundaries of worlds. Triese will infodump about her interests at any moment if given the opportunity, and will devour information like it's candy. She's also quite emotionally perceptive, kind, and empathetic for her age, and is well aware of the darkness rooted in history; she believes strongly in the idea that they've only got one world, and have to make the best with what they have.

Besides the Net, Triese also has a love for the ocean and marine life, with her family being well-off enough to afford a fish tank for her room. She's also particularly fascinated by the other worlds she and her friends have been made aware of; the more bizarre and technologically advanced instances have certainly lit up her love for fantasy and magical girls. Ironically, despite having a deep love for NetBattles and Battle Chips, she isn't all that great or experienced of a NetBattler, mostly out of a lack of practice. While Triese would want nothing more than to suddenly have the idealized old Internet back, you could never convince her that her current Net has nothing of value; she's incredibly idealistic, and would rather her and her friends work toward a better future.

== Appearance ==

Triese is a girl of average physique for her age despite spending a lot of her time online, standing at 4'7.5 (141m). She's a very blue kind of girl, commonly wearing a blue sundress with wavy patterns on the bottom. She has blue eyes, long, wavy, dark blue hair that's only ''somewhat'' kept in check by a white headband. Her orange glasses with star-shaped rims are custom-made and immediately recognizable. If Triese is ever wearing anything else, it's probably going to be similarly free-flowing and sparkly. She's also mixed-race Wifitalian-Electopian (Italian-Japanese), with her mother's side of the family from the former.

== History ==

Triese was born to Shen and Ceto Abysa in Den City, Electopia. When Triese was only three years old, her mother passed away from illness, prompting her father to create [[Lurerre.EXE]] to look after her. Sensing Triese's burgeoning interest in technology and fearing that she would attract unwanted attention otherwise, Lurerre was built with a system that could disguise her as an [[empty Navi]] on the fly. Triese soon inherited her father's passion for history, and struggled to make friends in school due to her supposedly overbearing personality. The endless well of information available to her provided her plenty of solace, however, especially as she found herself a repeated bullying target of [[Onibi Hebihara]] and [[Yukimaru Hebihara]].

Shortly before the events of ''Cross Reflection'', Triese was placed in the same seventh-grade class as [[Lan Hikari (Cross Reflection)|Lan HikariCR]], instantly exciting her. Believing that she could extract some kind of hidden history out of someone so close to the Net's creation, she continually poked and pestered Lan with questions and small talk, only to be rebuked every time.

=== Destroying Angel incident ===

[Plot of CR]

=== Chatroom and Nixtruel incident ===

Triese was one of the first to find out about the sudden appearance of an interdimensional chatroom across worlds, and she very enthusiastically participated from the night it opened. Exchanging information and joyfully frolicking with equally enthusiastic Net-dwellers like [[Ellen Stream]], she lamented how much her Autuvera-ravaged world 'sucked', but stuck to her beliefs nonetheless, finding their newfound situation awfully familiar. However, it wasn't long before bad actors began to utilize the chatroom; Triese, as innocent and endlessly interested in technology as she was, quickly became a target of [[Doctor Regal (Keep Quiet)|Dr. RegalKQ]] and [[Yuichiro Hikari (Shadow Fall)|Yuichiro HikariSF]].

After being kidnapped by Laserman.EXEKQ, she was forcibly dosed with [[Nixtruel]] by Regal and transferred to a Pulse Transmission chair so as to Synchronize her with [[SAViOR]]. In the process, a Dark Soul was created, which made its way to a [[CopyBot]] and was briefly given form as [[Dark Triese]]. Triese barely survived the experience, and remained in Regal's clutches until LanCR and Lurerre managed to put out a call for help in the chatroom.

RegalKQ, YuichiroSF and Dark Triese fled Triese's holding grounds once they had their fun, and Triese was taken home and treated for her injuries and poisoning. She remained in an unstable, Nixtruel-deprived state for a while longer, and LanCR and [[Penelope Novella]] tried their damndest to help her recover before it could interfere with her life any more than it already had. Triese quickly repressed her memories of the event ever happening, and constantly, concerningly would only acknowledge the incident as her "getting sick".

=== MagnoMetal hunt ===

For better or for worse, the repression on top of copious medication allowed Triese to bounce back within a reasonable amount of time. Hating the fact that she was bedridden for so long, she began to tour some of the worlds connected by the chatroom to prove to Lurerre that she'd recovered. After [[Netto Hikari (Keep Quiet)|NettoKQ]] and [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|RockmanKQ]] checked up on her, Triese found a kindred spirit in [[Reg Garret]], bonding over their shared interests in viruses and marine life. When Reg transformed into his Megaman form, Triese absolutely lost her mind, interpreting his power as proof that magical girls were real.

[Mel, beach]

=== Lotus Engine incident ===

=== DART infiltration ===

After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, Triese returned home alongside Lan, reveling in their victory against Onibi and Yukimaru.

== Relationships ==

== Threads ==

* 2024-05-16: [[Thread:petty things for the wicked!|petty things for the wicked!]] - Triese sees a world she was never meant to see.
* 2024-05-19: [[Thread:i know what hides in me/if only you knew the same|i know what hides in me/if only you knew the same]] - Dr. RegalKQ and Dr. HikariSF prepare for an invasion.
* 2024-05-23: [[Thread:we're always connected!|we're always connected!]] - NettoKQ leads the charge to rescue Triese from Dr. RegalKQ's clutches.
* 2024-06-22: [[Thread:and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?|and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?]] - LanCR and Lurerre, trying desperately to comfort the Nixtruel-deprived Triese, are visited by Pen and RockmanKQ
* 2024-08-13: [[Thread:almost a stranger|almost a stranger]] - NettoKQ and RockmanKQ try their best to comfort Triese and Lurerre.
* 2024-08-13: [[Thread:Into the blue|Into the blue]] - Reg and Triese drag their Hikari accomplices to the Penguin Gardens aquarium. Viruses and high emotions chase them down.
* 2024-09-09: [[Thread:My Favorite Pool of Urchins|My Favorite Pool of Urchins]] - Triese barges into Mel's apartment uninvited.
* 2024-12-25: [[Thread:Who of The Beach?!|Who of The Beach?!]] - Triese parties at Oran Isle with Ellen and Pat. They crack a watermelon open.
* 2025-11-01: [[Thread:Gilded Future|Gilded Future]] - Reg and Triese try to fit in at a DART gala. Nero is intent to not let that happen.
* 2025-12-23: [[Thread:Soul's Impact|Soul's Impact]] - Triese referees a no-holds-barred NetBattle between Ellen and LanCR.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:TrieseLurerre.png|Triese and [[Lurerre.EXE]], by Blata.
File:CRLanTrieseUni.png
File:Whoofthebeach.png|Who of The Beach?!
File:Triese AeroOutfit.png
File:Owens triese.png
File:TriesePrettyShimmer.png
File:Hub lantriese2.png
File:Hub trieseyay.png
</gallery>

== Notes ==
* Triese is autistic ''and'' bisexual! Good for her!

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Lan Hikari (Cross Reflection)

2026-03-01T06:11:07Z

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<blockquote>"I'm... I'm my ''own'' person now! So drill this into your thick skull: ''I. HATE. YOU! '''GET OUT OF MY LIFE!!'''''"</blockquote>

'''Lan Hikari''' is the main character of [https://archiveofourown.org/works/49189417/chapters/124115146 ''Mega Man Battle Network: Cross Reflection''] and its sequel, [https://archiveofourown.org/works/58780243/chapters/149796970 ''Cross Shadows'']. An alternate counterpart of the canonical Lan Hikari, she is a lonely, moody teenage girl deeply affected by the tragedy in the Hikari family, which in her universe had no solace. Her NetNavi is [[Rock.EXE]].

An unlucky girl born into an unlucky family, she was left to wonder for years and years how things could've gone differently. The Hikaris are infamous in her instance for playing a role in the downfall of the Internet; shortly before the [[Autuvera]] outbreak, her father, [[Yuichiro Hikari (CR)|Yuichiro Hikari]], made news when his project to convert the soul of Lan's dying older brother into a Navi leaked to the public. After Autuvera, the family slowly fell apart, leaving Lan scarred and alone with no company other than her eternally busy mother. Haunted by traumatic memories and slowly developing depression from the decay of everything around her, Lan was only pulled out of her shell by a deus ex machina from another world.

One strange occurrence sprawled out into a dozen more and a dozen more after that, and eventually, and Lan came out the other end of a conspiracy puppeteered by the very ghosts that haunted her with the resolve to protect the world she'd found things to love in. While she fought by the side of another world's Megaman in their battle against the [[Destroying Angel]], she was gifted a custom-made battle Navi by none other than [[Dr. Wily (CR)|Dr. Wily]] once Megaman went home. Lan and Rock hit it off incredibly quickly - being metaphorically ''and'' literally made for each other - and have become tighter knit than ever after an incident at the messy Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament. Now, self-fashioning themselves as "vigilantes", they've sworn to help as many broken hearts spread throughout the real world and the Net as they can.

== Personality ==

Lan is a moody, troubled preteen who is belligerent and antisocial on the surface, pushing people away as a self-defense mechanism. Years of being bullied and pitied by the people around her have left her lonely and reclusive; much of her time is spent inside or just around her home. She's near-violently protective of the people she _has_ opened up to, however, and quickly thaws and becomes unendingly sincere around people who aren't treating her like a freak. She's also a fast learner, picking up rollerskating solely on her own time and becoming a force to be reckoned with at NetBattling incredibly quickly. With a Navi by her side, she's gravitated toward the Internet far more, feeling that it gives her a true voice, power, and identity to call her own.

She is very attached to Rock above all else, and is the most vulnerable around her. They've made a powerful battling duo as well, with their Synchro being volatile enough to enable a connection between them known as "Shadow Trance". Shadow Trance not only enhances Rock's abilities, but it enhances Lan's physical capabilities and lowers her inhibitions as well; neither of them really know the extent of the chaotic energy that drives their harmony, or how deeply it intertwines their souls with each other's. For all her experience, Lan is hotheaded and easily manipulable, and frequently turns to violent and dark solutions to problems - paranoia and self-hatred is unfortunately deep-rooted in her. She's a good, strong-willed person underneath the messy exterior, however.

== Appearance ==

Lan is about the same height as her canon counterpart (4'10, 146m), and shares much in common with him appearance-wise. She has brown eyes, and wears a pink jacket with orange highlights, cyan shorts, and orange sports shoes. Her brown hair is incredibly fluffy and messy, with tufts of it covering the cyan bandana with an upside-down heart symbol she always wears. She also wears pink fingerless gloves, which she habitually wears to cover the scars and cuts induced by recklessness. She frequently carries around a black backpack that she tends to clutch the straps of.

While she looks a bit twiglike and/or plushlike on the surface, Lan is fairly physically active and quite a bit stronger than your average angry 13-year old. She was already pretty scrappy even before she met Megaman, but now, with Rock by her side, she's become even stronger - and is slowly gravitating toward spikier looks. While under the effects of Shadow Trance, her eyes and bandana glow red, and strange dark particles coalesce around her body, sometimes forming into strange, bat-like wings.

== History ==

Prior to the events of ''Cross Reflection'', Lan was the second child born to Yuichiro and Haruka Hikari, after her brother Hub five years prior. Hub was born with a genetic disease known only as HBD, which slowly began to kill him when she was three years old. Yuichiro, desperate to save him, attempted to extract his DNA and transfer his soul to a NetNavi body - but unlike in canon, this process failed for an unknown reason. Hub passed away, and the Hikari family crumbled as Autuvera destroyed the Net that they had worked so hard to cultivate. Two years of living in a broken home pass before Yuichiro disappears, leaving Lan and her mother to pick up the pieces. Lan is pushed into becoming an antisocial recluse thanks to the infamy of her family's name and all the bullying and pity that came with it.

=== Destroying Angel incident ===

Baited out by the appearance of a mysterious portal, a [[Megaman.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Megaman.EXE]] from another world soon fell into Lan's instance, taken into custody after defeating the mysterious NetNavi [[Sapronosis.EXE]]. After being called over to the Official center, Lan impulsively granted the lost Megaman a sanctuary, despite never having a NetNavi before. It wasn't long before the suicide cult [[Kituvest]] and their various allies began seeking them out, however, seeking answers as to how Megaman was able to defeat the "Angel of Decay" that they worshiped.

Initially assisted by [[Carme Julvino]] and their Void Guardian Navis, they all butted heads as their egos clashed and Lan sought to prove herself useful to the world. Through a series of incidents, Lan bonded with [[Triese Abysa]] and [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]], also meeting the latter's father and his so-called "World Three". As they slowly unveiled Kituvest's plot, Carme lashed out against them to steal various super-programs that they'd been keeping out of Kituvest's hands, stabbing Megaman - and therefore the Synchro-infused Lan - with a hallucinogenic drug.

After recovering and reconciling with Megaman's original operator, a Lan that she can't help but view as having never suffered, the two of them nearly talk down Kituvest's leader before being interrupted by [[Timeman.EXE]], who turns out to be the servant of the long-lost Yuichiro Hikari, having been pulling the strings the entire time. Travelling to Yuichiro's hideout on Tartarus Isle, she and her friends, assisted by Megaman's operator and the Chaud Ijuin of his world, fought against the remnants of Kituvest's allies, as well as a desperate-for-glory Carme. Yuichiro revealed his plan to restart the Net with an Autuvera-spreading program named the Destroying Angel, which she and Megaman managed to defeat with the help of a "Triple Synchro" from Megaman's operator.

The group escaped the crumbling Tartarus, with Sapronosis sacrificing itself to secure Megaman's safety. Lan and Megaman then parted ways, with the former tearfully realizing that she'd finally escaped the shadow of her past and claimed her life for herself.

=== Rescuing Triese ===

After the defeat of the Destroying Angel (a.k.a. the end of ''Cross Reflection''), Dr. Wily gifted Lan a NetNavi, [[Rock.EXE]], to call her own. The two hit it off extremely quickly and began honing their skills, but it wasn't long before the [[chatroom]] automatically installed itself onto her and her friends' PETs. Lan initially ignores the chatroom, in contrast to Triese's boundless enthusiasm, but that same enthusiasm turns the latter into a target of [[Doctor Regal (Keep Quiet)|Dr. RegalKQ]]. When Triese goes missing, she and Lurerre beg for the chatroom's insistence, and a large group infiltrate Regal's base - only for the majority of them to be used as further test subjects for Regal and [[Yuichiro Hikari (Shadowfall)|Dr. HikariSF]]'s machinations.

Once she's freed from a Pulse Transmission chair, and they escape a bizarre dark clone of Triese, they rescue the real Triese and bring her home. While Triese recovers from being drugged with [[Nixtruel]], Lan begins to interact with the chatroom, feeling indebted to them for helping rescue her friend. She becomes fast friends with [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]] and [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]], confessing her messy feelings about her life and identity to the both of them. She also meets [[Mellicent Kidd]], who confronts her about Triese being kept in the dark about what really happened to her in Regal's lab, and [[Reg Garret]] and [[Eniac Ijuin]], who she finds weird as hell.

=== MagnoMetal hunt ===

Per [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]'s suggestion, [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]] volunteered to host a beach party on his world's version of Oran Isle. To protect everyone from the effects of the worldwide [[SoulNet]], however, they required a large supply of MagnoMetal - which Lan and Triese quickly discovered was in bountiful supply in their world. Lan formed a team with MeiruFS, LanSF and Jasmine to infiltrate her world's Oran Isle and pilfer a MagnoMetal supply with the help of a drill machine borrowed from Dr. Wily.

Encountering the enigmatic [[Dead Hand]] organization, they were allowed to take their MagnoMetal samples amongst their drilling operation, only for the machine to be attacked by a virus only known as [[Arcana virus|"The Lovers"]]. Defeating the virus, they recovered a "vault" it used as its core, and Lan swiftly snatched up the opportunity to deliver the fault to the Ministry of ScienceFS to avoid being invited to the incoming beach party.

Instead, while following NettoFS's directions, Lan was accidentally caught in the crossfire of a Liminal Space. Rendevouzing with [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]] and [[Mary Towa (Falling Stars)|Mary TowaFS]], the three of them explored a haunted house themed after a horror movie, repeatedly succumbing to its bloody machinations. Lan, forced to comfort the young NetSaviors so that they can escape, ends up sleeping over at the Ministry overnight, confiding in Kaita her conflicted feelings about repeatedly visiting their instance. Kaita reassures her, and Lan is left to linger on the feeling of fighting alongside Rock in the same physical space.

=== Alpha Squad ===

Not long after, Lan and Rock received a mysterious ticket inviting them to the Starliner Express, a supposed luxury train that they had never heard of. After being directed there through a line that didn't quite make sense, she met up with MeiruFS, [[Ellen Stream]], and [[Aon.EXE]], who soon realized they were the only passengers on the train. Harassing the [[Conductor]] of the express for information, they soon find out that they are an extension of [[Alpha]]'s will, and wish to put the group to sleep such that they can harness their data.

While battling the Conductor, Rock lost control of herself once more, this time in front of both Lan and Aon. Earning Aon's ire, Lan crumpled as she protected her Navi and broke down in tears over the Conductor's motivations. She quietly left after the Conductor's deletion, and took her anger out on Reg a few days later; thankfully, the two dispel the tension between each other and actually bond for real this time.

Alpha's agents soon track her down once more, however, and she finds herself trapped in the Colossus Coliseum with MeiruFS, Ellen, and Aon once more. They meet the manipulative [[Serpentine]], who forces them all to fight each other in her endless tournament. Lan loses to MeiruFS in the first round, resulting in Rock being kidnapped by Serpentine and Dark RockmanKQ. Desperate, Lan illegally gambles in Serpentine's casino to win Rock back, but is unknowingly planted with a mind control seed in the process.

When Ellen falls under Serpentine's control, fighting to win and trap herself in the tournament forever, Lan joins her as well, succumbing once Ellen taunts her for being weak. RollFS and Aon battle against a forcibly-controlled Rock and Cometman, managing to free the four of them and reconvene with a battered NettoKQ, who had also been under Serpentine's thrall. NettoKQ calls the Officials while the rest track down and delete Serpentine. Lan, deeply rattled by the experience, returns home, trying her best to forget about the whole ordeal.

=== Lotus Engine incident ===

Soon afterward, Dr. Wily requested that Lan and Rock participate in the overseas Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament, both to test Rock's mettle and to investigate odd shipment reports that his adopted son [[Baryl (Cross Reflection)|Baryl]]CR tracked down. Lan, Triese, and MegamanCR travel to Netopia, the former effortlessly crushing the tournament preliminaries and meeting her world's counterparts of [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]] and [[Chaud Ijuin (Cross Reflection)|Chaud IjuinCR]] along the way - on top of discovering that she's being stalked by the self-fashioned guerilla reporter [[Errata Strumm]].

It's not long before Lan stumbles into a conspiracy involving three infiltrators going by the names "Code Marguerite", "Code Tulip", and "Code Gardenia", who seek to destroy the mysterious "Memory Refractors" for some unknown purpose. She becomes obsessed with tracking them down and finding out who their enigmatic leader, "the Lady", is, all the while Carme's Navi, Star, returns as [[Nebula.EXE]], successfully managing to infect Rock with a piece of herself. Rock becomes increasingly unstable as Lan advances through the tournament and begins to suspect Mayl as the mastermind pulling the strings, only to be proven wrong once both the Code group and Nebula infiltrate the train they're both on, forcing them to team up to take down Nebula's Sticky Empura virus.

The Nebula situation comes to a head soon after in the ruins of Arvestyitel, and with the assistance of Megaman, she battles through the network of an abandoned sanctuary to save Rock. Connecting with her Navi via Full Synchro, the two of them unlock Rock's full potential in the form of "Shadow Trance", an even higher state of Synchro that influences both participants' physical and mental states, and swiftly execute Nebula, deleting her for good.

After reconciling with Mayl and defeating her in battle, Lan is crowned the winner of Luminous Revival, only to immediately uncover who the true mastermind behind everything is - her new friend [[Prairie Lotophage]], the despondent sister of the late Ciel Lotophage and leader of the Guardians volunteer organization. Pressured to carry on Ciel's legacy - which was cut short by a horrific act of police violence - Prairie sought to revive the Lotus Engine, a program that would unify all NetNavis into a singular consciousness by trapping them all in eternal dreams. Lan and the friends she met along the way infiltrate the ruined Château de Nuage castle to defeat the Guardians, and she manages to successfully destroy the Lotus Engine, though not without breaking Prairie's heart. Lan bitterly resolves to help Prairie and to become a vigilante for the betterment of the world, to prevent something like Ciel's murder from ever happening again.

=== Creeping shadows ===

After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, Lan returned home and reconnected to the chatroom, utterly exhausted. Wrought with guilt over Prairie's situation, she was quick to message [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|RockmanKQ]], only to be put in contact with his operator instead. Faced with no other choice, she finally reconciled with NettoKQ, feeling bad for him after seeing Serpentine slam him so badly. With the Shadow Trance ability under her belt, a growing obsession with power festers in the back of Lan's mind, and she harasses the Undernet chatroom for training advice. Mel takes her up on her offer, passing her along the knife she stole from [[Rei Tao]].

Feeling like a monster due to her attitude and abilities, she seeks advice from NettoFS once more, inadvertently finding herself embroiled in the spectres of the Silver Divison that have come back to haunt him. She nearly loses herself to the influence of [[Atsuki Homura (Falling Stars)|Atsuki HomuraFS]]'s nihilism, but recovers thanks to NettoFS's encouragement.

== Relationships ==
* [[Rock.EXE]]: Her NetNavi and best friend, Lan is violently protective of Rock and endlessly thankful for her continued existence. Thanks to the two's strong bond, they've influenced each other in subtle ways, with Lan developing a longing for Rock's tougher exterior and mannerisms.
* [[Triese Abysa]]: A close friend. Lan initially hated her thanks to her pushy personality, but once they began talking, Triese immediately backed off and became a reliable ally. Lan is endlessly surprised by how empathetic she is.
* [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]]: Another close friend and ally, Lan considers her a trustworthy confidant. She is unaware of Iris' true nature as a NetNavi.
* [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]]: After reconciling, the two have developed a mutual respect for each other, and remain in contact.
* [[Errata Strumm]]: Lan has taken it upon herself to hold Errata accountable for her mistakes, and forces her to stay in her circle of attention, whether or not either of them like it.
* [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]]: Extremely close friends, Lan looks up to him like an older sibling. Both of them are aware of how bizarrely similar they are, and have bonded over the hurt slashed over their hearts.
* [[Netto Hikari (Keep Quiet)|Netto HikariKQ]]: Lan initially thoughtlessly blamed him for Triese's Nixtruel poisoning, simply out of a misplaced fear that someone sharing her name could be entwined with the Officials. After Serpentine's deletion, however, she is slowly opening up to him.
* [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]]: Another close friend, Lan thinks that he is extremely cool and reliable. She has an immense amount of respect for him and the suffering he's had to endure, and the two have been quite emotionally open with each other. Secretly, subconsciously, she aspires to be like him.
* [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]: Lan considers her a reliable ally, and feels indebted to her after the Colossus Coliseum incident; she perceives her as having saved her from Serpentine's control.
* [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]]: Impossibly, Lan has found herself getting along with him. Having to comfort him after the two of them were gored horribly tends to break the ice. She trusts in Netto's claim that he has a "ferociously reassuring aura".
* [[Reg Garret]]: While his expectations for what a "Lan" would be got them off on the wrong foot, Lan has begun to respect him after they beat each other up and Reg explained his battle against Apex.
* [[Ellen Stream]]: Despite fighting alongside her multiple times, Lan is on poor terms with her for a reason that even she doesn't quite understand. These two have yet to get over their teenage drama-fueled personality clash.
* [[Mellicent Kidd]]: Lan has developed a strange respect for her after they beat the hell out of each other. She feels she doesn't quite understand her, but considers her trustworthy.
* [[Aon.EXE]]: An enemy. Anyone who doesn't like Rock is on Lan's shitlist.
* [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]]: Lan respects him and feels bad for him, wishing that she could do anything about his terrible situation.

== Threads ==
* 2024-05-23: [[Thread:we're always connected!|we're always connected!]] - NettoKQ leads the charge to rescue Triese from Dr. RegalKQ's clutches.
* 2024-06-22: [[Thread:and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?|and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?]] - LanCR and Lurerre, trying desperately to comfort the Nixtruel-deprived Triese, are visited by Pen and RockmanKQ
* 2024-06-24: [[Thread:don't run away, it's only me!|don't run away, it's only me!]] - MeiruFS, RollFS, and RockmanFS invite every Lan in the chatroom to a sleepover, under the pretense of testing the Fossa Trackers.
* 2024-07-05: [[Thread:Shepherd's Concert|Shepherd's Concert]] - RockmanKQ bonds with LanCR over a ''Disturbed'' concert.
* 2024-07-24: [[Thread:Rock n' Rumble|Rock n' Rumble]] - Rock and RockmanKQ visit an Undernet fight ring. It gets bloody.
* 2024-07-28: [[Thread:broken eyes watching over us|broken eyes watching over us]] - NettoFS helps LanCR mod her PET, while Lan soothes his paranoia about the chatroom.
* 2024-08-13: [[Thread:Into the blue|Into the blue]] - Reg and Triese drag their Hikari accomplices to the Penguin Gardens aquarium. Viruses and high emotions chase them down.
* 2024-08-23: '''!!!''' [[Threads:really, we should have realized this sooner.|really, we should have realized this sooner.]] - NettoKQ finds LanCR in a place she doesn't belong in.
* 2024-08-29: [[Thread:rises the moon|rises the moon]] - RockmanKQ meets with the Megaman that LanCR speaks so highly of.
* 2024-09-09: [[Thread:My Favorite Pool of Urchins|My Favorite Pool of Urchins]] - Triese barges into Mel's apartment uninvited.
* 2024-09-15: [[Thread:everyone has been doing emails|everyone has been doing emails]] - NettoFS and MeiruFS, with ineffective assistance from LanCR, attempt to teach EnzanFS how to "post".
* 2024-09-18: [[Thread:visitation of the ghost|visitation of the ghost]] - RockmanKQ and LanCR hang out at the mall.
* 2024-10-01: '''!!!''' [[Threads:she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!|she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!]] - Dark RockmanKQ, let out for Halloween, manipulates LanCR into succumbing to his will.
* 2024-10-07: [[Thread:Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!|Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!]] - The quest for MagnoMetal takes everyone to the CROSSFADE Oran Isle, where they clash with a mysterious robotics company known as Dead Hand.
* 2025-02-03: [[Thread:THIR13EN|THIR13EN]] - LanCR, Kaita, and Mary are trapped within a horror movie-themed Liminal Space.
* 2025-02-24: [[Thread:dead things (like we are)|dead things (like we are)]] - Per NettoKQ's suggestion, LanCR, NettoFS, and RockmanKQ go shopping and eat frozen yogurt together. The appearence of another Arcana virus instantly wipes that slate clean.
* 2025-04-12: [[Thread:The Starliner Express|The Starliner Express]] - The first of Alpha's agents makes their move, inviting four disparate users onto a luxurious train ride.
* 2025-07-20: [[Thread:The Sin of Obedience|The Sin of Obedience]] - Reg, frustrated with his assignments at DART, absentmindedly slips to LanCR's world. Tensions boil to a head once he's discovered.
* 2025-10-03: [[Thread:The Colossus Challenge|The Colossus Challenge]] - The passengers of the Starliner Express are trapped by another agent of Alpha and forced to participate in a merciless tournament.
* 2025-10-15: [[Thread:you make a good other.|you make a good other.]] - After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, LanCR finally reconciles with NettoKQ.
* 2025-10-17: [[Thread:Rage and Violence 101|Rage and Violence 101]] - LanCR, desperate for strength in the aftermath of the Guardians' attack, begs Mel to train her.
* 2025-12-23: [[Thread:Soul's Impact|Soul's Impact]] - Triese referees a no-holds-barred NetBattle between Ellen and LanCR.
* 2025-12-26: [[Thread:every saint has a past, every sinner has a future|every saint has a past, every sinner has a future]] - Spectres of the Silver Division come back to haunt NettoFS. LanCR forces her involvement in the most concerning way imaginable.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:CRLanOriginal.png|Lan's original design, by unekolea.
File:CRLanWinter.png|Lan's winter outfit, by Cosmine19.
File:CRLanCurrent.png|Lan's current outfit, by CHARLLAHAN.
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File:Colossus BrainwashedDuo.png
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== Notes ==
* Some might call her the "Roxas" to the canonical Lan's "Sora". Everyone knows that this is true.
* In NetBattling, she prefers Break-type Battle Chips such as Air Hockey and Drill Arm.

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Triese Abysa

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'''Triese Abysa''' is one of the main protagonists in [https://archiveofourown.org/works/49189417/chapters/124115146 ''Mega Man Battle Network: Cross Reflection''] and [https://archiveofourown.org/works/58780243/chapters/149796970 ''Mega Man Battle Network: Cross Shadows'']. A bright teenage girl with a seemingly endless amount of energy and a passion for network technology, Triese is one of [[Lan Hikari (Cross Reflection)|LanCR]]'s closest friends and allies. She is the only daughter of Ceto and Shen Abysa, the latter a developer at the tech company [[Slither Inc.]].

== Personality ==

Triese shares with her father a love for history and a great respect for what has been lost; the ravaging of the Net by Autuvera has only drawn her to it further, as she mourns the death of a world she never got to live in, and all that disappeared with it. She spends much of her time researching networks, collecting Battle Chips, and caring for her hobby collection of viruses, hoping to one day play a role in bringing the lost Net back. When she ended up in the same class as the surviving daughter of the (in)famous Hikari family, it did not take long for her to be embroiled in her brand of chaos.

Triese is enthusiastic to be around virtually everyone and at times a little overbearing. Her bubbly personality and niche interests have left her something of a social outcast, and she's had a history of being bullied at the hands of [[Onibi Hebihara|Onibi]] and [[Yukimaru Hebihara]], the twin children of the Slither Inc. CEO. With Lurerre by her side, however, she's coped reasonably well, and is doing better than ever now that she's made friends, even across boundaries of worlds. Triese will infodump about her interests at any moment if given the opportunity, and will devour information like it's candy. She's also quite emotionally perceptive, kind, and empathetic for her age, and is well aware of the darkness rooted in history; she believes strongly in the idea that they've only got one world, and have to make the best with what they have.

Besides the Net, Triese also has a love for the ocean and marine life, with her family being well-off enough to afford a fish tank for her room. She's also particularly fascinated by the other worlds she and her friends have been made aware of; the more bizarre and technologically advanced instances have certainly lit up her love for fantasy and magical girls. Ironically, despite having a deep love for NetBattles and Battle Chips, she isn't all that great or experienced of a NetBattler, mostly out of a lack of practice. While Triese would want nothing more than to suddenly have the idealized old Internet back, you could never convince her that her current Net has nothing of value; she's incredibly idealistic, and would rather her and her friends work toward a better future.

== Appearance ==

Triese is a girl of average physique for her age despite spending a lot of her time online, standing at 4'7.5 (141m). She's a very blue kind of girl, commonly wearing a blue sundress with wavy patterns on the bottom. She has blue eyes, long, wavy, dark blue hair that's only ''somewhat'' kept in check by a white headband. Her orange glasses with star-shaped rims are custom-made and immediately recognizable. If Triese is ever wearing anything else, it's probably going to be similarly free-flowing and sparkly. She's also mixed-race Wifitalian-Electopian (Italian-Japanese), with her mother's side of the family from the former.

== History ==

Triese was born to Shen and Ceto Abysa in Den City, Electopia. When Triese was only three years old, her mother passed away from illness, prompting her father to create [[Lurerre.EXE]] to look after her. Sensing Triese's burgeoning interest in technology and fearing that she would attract unwanted attention otherwise, Lurerre was built with a system that could disguise her as an [[empty Navi]] on the fly. Triese soon inherited her father's passion for history, and struggled to make friends in school due to her supposedly overbearing personality. The endless well of information available to her provided her plenty of solace, however, especially as she found herself a repeated bullying target of [[Onibi Hebihara]] and [[Yukimaru Hebihara]].

Shortly before the events of ''Cross Reflection'', Triese was placed in the same seventh-grade class as [[Lan Hikari (Cross Reflection)|Lan HikariCR</sup]], instantly exciting her. Believing that she could extract some kind of hidden history out of someone so close to the Net's creation, she continually poked and pestered Lan with questions and small talk, only to be rebuked every time.

=== Destroying Angel incident ===

[Plot of CR]

=== Chatroom and Nixtruel incident ===

Triese was one of the first to find out about the sudden appearance of an interdimensional chatroom across worlds, and she very enthusiastically participated from the night it opened. Exchanging information and joyfully frolicking with equally enthusiastic Net-dwellers like [[Ellen Stream]], she lamented how much her Autuvera-ravaged world 'sucked', but stuck to her beliefs nonetheless, finding their newfound situation awfully familiar. However, it wasn't long before bad actors began to utilize the chatroom; Triese, as innocent and endlessly interested in technology as she was, quickly became a target of [[Doctor Regal (Keep Quiet)|Dr. RegalKQ]] and [[Yuichiro Hikari (Shadow Fall)|Yuichiro HikariSF]].

After being kidnapped by Laserman.EXEKQ, she was forcibly dosed with [[Nixtruel]] by Regal and transferred to a Pulse Transmission chair so as to Synchronize her with [[SAViOR]]. In the process, a Dark Soul was created, which made its way to a [[CopyBot]] and was briefly given form as [[Dark Triese]]. Triese barely survived the experience, and remained in Regal's clutches until LanCR and Lurerre managed to put out a call for help in the chatroom.

RegalKQ, YuichiroSF and Dark Triese fled Triese's holding grounds once they had their fun, and Triese was taken home and treated for her injuries and poisoning. She remained in an unstable, Nixtruel-deprived state for a while longer, and LanCR and [[Penelope Novella]] tried their damndest to help her recover before it could interfere with her life any more than it already had. Triese quickly repressed her memories of the event ever happening, and constantly, concerningly would only acknowledge the incident as her "getting sick".

=== MagnoMetal hunt ===

For better or for worse, the repression on top of copious medication allowed Triese to bounce back within a reasonable amount of time. Hating the fact that she was bedridden for so long, she began to tour some of the worlds connected by the chatroom to prove to Lurerre that she'd recovered. After [[Netto Hikari (Keep Quiet)|NettoKQ]] and [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|RockmanKQ]] checked up on her, Triese found a kindred spirit in [[Reg Garret]], bonding over their shared interests in viruses and marine life. When Reg transformed into his Megaman form, Triese absolutely lost her mind, interpreting his power as proof that magical girls were real.

[Mel, beach]

=== Lotus Engine incident ===

=== DART infiltration ===

After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, Triese returned home alongside Lan, reveling in their victory against Onibi and Yukimaru.

== Relationships ==

== Threads ==

* 2024-05-16: [[Thread:petty things for the wicked!|petty things for the wicked!]] -
* 2024-05-19: [[Thread:i know what hides in me/if only you knew the same|i know what hides in me/if only you knew the same]] -
* 2024-05-23: [[Thread:we're always connected!|we're always connected!]] - NettoKQ leads the charge to rescue Triese from Dr. RegalKQ's clutches.
* 2024-06-22: [[Thread:and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?|and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?]] - LanCR and Lurerre, trying desperately to comfort the Nixtruel-deprived Triese, are visited by Pen and RockmanKQ
* 2024-08-13: [[Thread:almost a stranger|almost a stranger]] - NettoKQ and Rockman<KQ> try their best to comfort
* 2024-08-13: [[Thread:Into the blue|Into the blue]] - Reg and Triese drag their Hikari accomplices to the Penguin Gardens aquarium. Viruses and high emotions chase them down.
* 2024-09-09: [[Thread:My Favorite Pool of Urchins|My Favorite Pool of Urchins]] - Triese barges into Mel's apartment uninvited.
* 2024-12-25: [[Thread:Who of The Beach?!|Who of The Beach?!]] -
* 2025-11-01: [[Thread:Gilded Future|Gilded Future]] -
* 2025-12-23: [[Thread:Soul's Impact|Soul's Impact]] - Triese referees a no-holds-barred NetBattle between Ellen and LanCR.

== Gallery ==

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File:TrieseLurerre.png|Triese and [[Lurerre.EXE]], by Blata.
File:CRLanTrieseUni.png
File:Whoofthebeach.png|Who of The Beach?!
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File:Hub lantriese2.png
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== Notes ==
* Triese is autistic ''and'' bisexual! Good for her!

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Lan Hikari (Cross Reflection)

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<blockquote>"I'm... I'm my ''own'' person now! So drill this into your thick skull: ''I. HATE. YOU! '''GET OUT OF MY LIFE!!'''''"</blockquote>

'''Lan Hikari''' is the main character of [https://archiveofourown.org/works/49189417/chapters/124115146 ''Mega Man Battle Network: Cross Reflection''] and its sequel, [https://archiveofourown.org/works/58780243/chapters/149796970 ''Cross Shadows'']. An alternate counterpart of the canonical Lan Hikari, she is a lonely, moody teenage girl deeply affected by the tragedy in the Hikari family, which in her universe had no solace. Her NetNavi is [[Rock.EXE]].

An unlucky girl born into an unlucky family, she was left to wonder for years and years how things could've gone differently. The Hikaris are infamous in her instance for playing a role in the downfall of the Internet; shortly before the [[Autuvera]] outbreak, her father, [[Yuichiro Hikari (CR)|Yuichiro Hikari]], made news when his project to convert the soul of Lan's dying older brother into a Navi leaked to the public. After Autuvera, the family slowly fell apart, leaving Lan scarred and alone with no company other than her eternally busy mother. Haunted by traumatic memories and slowly developing depression from the decay of everything around her, Lan was only pulled out of her shell by a deus ex machina from another world.

One strange occurrence sprawled out into a dozen more and a dozen more after that, and eventually, and Lan came out the other end of a conspiracy puppeteered by the very ghosts that haunted her with the resolve to protect the world she'd found things to love in. While she fought by the side of another world's Megaman in their battle against the [[Destroying Angel]], she was gifted a custom-made battle Navi by none other than [[Dr. Wily (CR)|Dr. Wily]] once Megaman went home. Lan and Rock hit it off incredibly quickly - being metaphorically ''and'' literally made for each other - and have become tighter knit than ever after an incident at the messy Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament. Now, self-fashioning themselves as "vigilantes", they've sworn to help as many broken hearts spread throughout the real world and the Net as they can.

== Personality ==

Lan is a moody, troubled preteen who is belligerent and antisocial on the surface, pushing people away as a self-defense mechanism. Years of being bullied and pitied by the people around her have left her lonely and reclusive; much of her time is spent inside or just around her home. She's near-violently protective of the people she _has_ opened up to, however, and quickly thaws and becomes unendingly sincere around people who aren't treating her like a freak. She's also a fast learner, picking up rollerskating solely on her own time and becoming a force to be reckoned with at NetBattling incredibly quickly. With a Navi by her side, she's gravitated toward the Internet far more, feeling that it gives her a true voice, power, and identity to call her own.

She is very attached to Rock above all else, and is the most vulnerable around her. They've made a powerful battling duo as well, with their Synchro being volatile enough to enable a connection between them known as "Shadow Trance". Shadow Trance not only enhances Rock's abilities, but it enhances Lan's physical capabilities and lowers her inhibitions as well; neither of them really know the extent of the chaotic energy that drives their harmony, or how deeply it intertwines their souls with each other's. For all her experience, Lan is hotheaded and easily manipulable, and frequently turns to violent and dark solutions to problems - paranoia and self-hatred is unfortunately deep-rooted in her. She's a good, strong-willed person underneath the messy exterior, however.

== Appearance ==

Lan is about the same height as her canon counterpart (4'10, 146m), and shares much in common with him appearance-wise. She has brown eyes, and wears a pink jacket with orange highlights, cyan shorts, and orange sports shoes. Her brown hair is incredibly fluffy and messy, with tufts of it covering the cyan bandana with an upside-down heart symbol she always wears. She also wears pink fingerless gloves, which she habitually wears to cover the scars and cuts induced by recklessness. She frequently carries around a black backpack that she tends to clutch the straps of.

While she looks a bit twiglike and/or plushlike on the surface, Lan is fairly physically active and quite a bit stronger than your average angry 13-year old. She was already pretty scrappy even before she met Megaman, but now, with Rock by her side, she's become even stronger - and is slowly gravitating toward spikier looks. While under the effects of Shadow Trance, her eyes and bandana glow red, and strange dark particles coalesce around her body, sometimes forming into strange, bat-like wings.

== History ==

Prior to the events of ''Cross Reflection'', Lan was the second child born to Yuichiro and Haruka Hikari, after her brother Hub five years prior. Hub was born with a genetic disease known only as HBD, which slowly began to kill him when she was three years old. Yuichiro, desperate to save him, attempted to extract his DNA and transfer his soul to a NetNavi body - but unlike in canon, this process failed for an unknown reason. Hub passed away, and the Hikari family crumbled as Autuvera destroyed the Net that they had worked so hard to cultivate. Two years of living in a broken home pass before Yuichiro disappears, leaving Lan and her mother to pick up the pieces. Lan is pushed into becoming an antisocial recluse thanks to the infamy of her family's name and all the bullying and pity that came with it.

=== Destroying Angel incident ===

Baited out by the appearance of a mysterious portal, a [[Megaman.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Megaman.EXE]] from another world soon fell into Lan's instance, taken into custody after defeating the mysterious NetNavi [[Sapronosis.EXE]]. After being called over to the Official center, Lan impulsively granted the lost Megaman a sanctuary, despite never having a NetNavi before. It wasn't long before the suicide cult [[Kituvest]] and their various allies began seeking them out, however, seeking answers as to how Megaman was able to defeat the "Angel of Decay" that they worshiped.

Initially assisted by [[Carme Julvino]] and their Void Guardian Navis, they all butted heads as their egos clashed and Lan sought to prove herself useful to the world. Through a series of incidents, Lan bonded with [[Triese Abysa]] and [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]], also meeting the latter's father and his so-called "World Three". As they slowly unveiled Kituvest's plot, Carme lashed out against them to steal various super-programs that they'd been keeping out of Kituvest's hands, stabbing Megaman - and therefore the Synchro-infused Lan - with a hallucinogenic drug.

After recovering and reconciling with Megaman's original operator, a Lan that she can't help but view as having never suffered, the two of them nearly talk down Kituvest's leader before being interrupted by [[Timeman.EXE]], who turns out to be the servant of the long-lost Yuichiro Hikari, having been pulling the strings the entire time. Travelling to Yuichiro's hideout on Tartarus Isle, she and her friends, assisted by Megaman's operator and the Chaud Ijuin of his world, fought against the remnants of Kituvest's allies, as well as a desperate-for-glory Carme. Yuichiro revealed his plan to restart the Net with an Autuvera-spreading program named the Destroying Angel, which she and Megaman managed to defeat with the help of a "Triple Synchro" from Megaman's operator.

The group escaped the crumbling Tartarus, with Sapronosis sacrificing itself to secure Megaman's safety. Lan and Megaman then parted ways, with the former tearfully realizing that she'd finally escaped the shadow of her past and claimed her life for herself.

=== Rescuing Triese ===

After the defeat of the Destroying Angel (a.k.a. the end of ''Cross Reflection''), Dr. Wily gifted Lan a NetNavi, [[Rock.EXE]], to call her own. The two hit it off extremely quickly and began honing their skills, but it wasn't long before the [[chatroom]] automatically installed itself onto her and her friends' PETs. Lan initially ignores the chatroom, in contrast to Triese's boundless enthusiasm, but that same enthusiasm turns the latter into a target of [[Doctor Regal (Keep Quiet)|Dr. RegalKQ]]. When Triese goes missing, she and Lurerre beg for the chatroom's insistence, and a large group infiltrate Regal's base - only for the majority of them to be used as further test subjects for Regal and [[Yuichiro Hikari (Shadowfall)|Dr. HikariSF]]'s machinations.

Once she's freed from a Pulse Transmission chair, and they escape a bizarre dark clone of Triese, they rescue the real Triese and bring her home. While Triese recovers from being drugged with [[Nixtruel]], Lan begins to interact with the chatroom, feeling indebted to them for helping rescue her friend. She becomes fast friends with [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]] and [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]], confessing her messy feelings about her life and identity to the both of them. She also meets [[Mellicent Kidd]], who confronts her about Triese being kept in the dark about what really happened to her in Regal's lab, and [[Reg Garret]] and [[Eniac Ijuin]], who she finds weird as hell.

=== MagnoMetal hunt ===

Per [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]'s suggestion, [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]] volunteered to host a beach party on his world's version of Oran Isle. To protect everyone from the effects of the worldwide [[SoulNet]], however, they required a large supply of MagnoMetal - which Lan and Triese quickly discovered was in bountiful supply in their world. Lan formed a team with MeiruFS, LanSF and Jasmine to infiltrate her world's Oran Isle and pilfer a MagnoMetal supply with the help of a drill machine borrowed from Dr. Wily.

Encountering the enigmatic [[Dead Hand]] organization, they were allowed to take their MagnoMetal samples amongst their drilling operation, only for the machine to be attacked by a virus only known as [[Arcana virus|"The Lovers"]]. Defeating the virus, they recovered a "vault" it used as its core, and Lan swiftly snatched up the opportunity to deliver the fault to the Ministry of ScienceFS to avoid being invited to the incoming beach party.

Instead, while following NettoFS's directions, Lan was accidentally caught in the crossfire of a Liminal Space. Rendevouzing with [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]] and [[Mary Towa (Falling Stars)|Mary TowaFS]], the three of them explored a haunted house themed after a horror movie, repeatedly succumbing to its bloody machinations. Lan, forced to comfort the young NetSaviors so that they can escape, ends up sleeping over at the Ministry overnight, confiding in Kaita her conflicted feelings about repeatedly visiting their instance. Kaita reassures her, and Lan is left to linger on the feeling of fighting alongside Rock in the same physical space.

=== Alpha Squad ===

Not long after, Lan and Rock received a mysterious ticket inviting them to the Starliner Express, a supposed luxury train that they had never heard of. After being directed there through a line that didn't quite make sense, she met up with MeiruFS, [[Ellen Stream]], and [[Aon.EXE]], who soon realized they were the only passengers on the train. Harassing the [[Conductor]] of the express for information, they soon find out that they are an extension of [[Alpha]]'s will, and wish to put the group to sleep such that they can harness their data.

While battling the Conductor, Rock lost control of herself once more, this time in front of both Lan and Aon. Earning Aon's ire, Lan crumpled as she protected her Navi and broke down in tears over the Conductor's motivations. She quietly left after the Conductor's deletion, and took her anger out on Reg a few days later; thankfully, the two dispel the tension between each other and actually bond for real this time.

Alpha's agents soon track her down once more, however, and she finds herself trapped in the Colossus Coliseum with MeiruFS, Ellen, and Aon once more. They meet the manipulative [[Serpentine]], who forces them all to fight each other in her endless tournament. Lan loses to MeiruFS in the first round, resulting in Rock being kidnapped by Serpentine and Dark RockmanKQ. Desperate, Lan illegally gambles in Serpentine's casino to win Rock back, but is unknowingly planted with a mind control seed in the process.

When Ellen falls under Serpentine's control, fighting to win and trap herself in the tournament forever, Lan joins her as well, succumbing once Ellen taunts her for being weak. RollFS and Aon battle against a forcibly-controlled Rock and Cometman, managing to free the four of them and reconvene with a battered NettoKQ, who had also been under Serpentine's thrall. NettoKQ calls the Officials while the rest track down and delete Serpentine. Lan, deeply rattled by the experience, returns home, trying her best to forget about the whole ordeal.

=== Lotus Engine incident ===

Soon afterward, Dr. Wily requested that Lan and Rock participate in the overseas Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament, both to test Rock's mettle and to investigate odd shipment reports that his adopted son [[Baryl (Cross Reflection)|Baryl]]CR tracked down. Lan, Triese, and MegamanCR travel to Netopia, the former effortlessly crushing the tournament preliminaries and meeting her world's counterparts of [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]] and [[Chaud Ijuin (Cross Reflection)|Chaud IjuinCR]] along the way - on top of discovering that she's being stalked by the self-fashioned guerilla reporter [[Errata Strumm]].

It's not long before Lan stumbles into a conspiracy involving three infiltrators going by the names "Code Marguerite", "Code Tulip", and "Code Gardenia", who seek to destroy the mysterious "Memory Refractors" for some unknown purpose. She becomes obsessed with tracking them down and finding out who their enigmatic leader, "the Lady", is, all the while Carme's Navi, Star, returns as [[Nebula.EXE]], successfully managing to infect Rock with a piece of herself. Rock becomes increasingly unstable as Lan advances through the tournament and begins to suspect Mayl as the mastermind pulling the strings, only to be proven wrong once both the Code group and Nebula infiltrate the train they're both on, forcing them to team up to take down Nebula's Sticky Empura virus.

The Nebula situation comes to a head soon after in the ruins of Arvestyitel, and with the assistance of Megaman, she battles through the network of an abandoned sanctuary to save Rock. Connecting with her Navi via Full Synchro, the two of them unlock Rock's full potential in the form of "Shadow Trance", an even higher state of Synchro that influences both participants' physical and mental states, and swiftly execute Nebula, deleting her for good.

After reconciling with Mayl and defeating her in battle, Lan is crowned the winner of Luminous Revival, only to immediately uncover who the true mastermind behind everything is - her new friend [[Prairie Lotophage]], the despondent sister of the late Ciel Lotophage and leader of the Guardians volunteer organization. Pressured to carry on Ciel's legacy - which was cut short by a horrific act of police violence - Prairie sought to revive the Lotus Engine, a program that would unify all NetNavis into a singular consciousness by trapping them all in eternal dreams. Lan and the friends she met along the way infiltrate the ruined Château de Nuage castle to defeat the Guardians, and she manages to successfully destroy the Lotus Engine, though not without breaking Prairie's heart. Lan bitterly resolves to help Prairie and to become a vigilante for the betterment of the world, to prevent something like Ciel's murder from ever happening again.

=== Creeping shadows ===

After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, Lan returned home and reconnected to the chatroom, utterly exhausted. Wrought with guilt over Prairie's situation, she was quick to message [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|RockmanKQ]], only to be put in contact with his operator instead. Faced with no other choice, she finally reconciled with NettoKQ, feeling bad for him after seeing Serpentine slam him so badly. With the Shadow Trance ability under her belt, a growing obsession with power festers in the back of Lan's mind, and she harasses the Undernet chatroom for training advice. Mel takes her up on her offer, passing her along the knife she stole from [[Rei Tao]].

Feeling like a monster due to her attitude and abilities, she seeks advice from NettoFS once more, inadvertently finding herself embroiled in the spectres of the Silver Divison that have come back to haunt him. She nearly loses herself to the influence of [[Atsuki Homura (Falling Stars)|Atsuki HomuraFS]]'s nihilism, but recovers thanks to NettoFS's encouragement.

== Relationships ==
* [[Rock.EXE]]: Her NetNavi and best friend, Lan is violently protective of Rock and endlessly thankful for her continued existence. Thanks to the two's strong bond, they've influenced each other in subtle ways, with Lan developing a longing for Rock's tougher exterior and mannerisms.
* [[Triese Abysa]]: A close friend. Lan initially hated her thanks to her pushy personality, but once they began talking, Triese immediately backed off and became a reliable ally. Lan is endlessly surprised by how empathetic she is.
* [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]]: Another close friend and ally, Lan considers her a trustworthy confidant. She is unaware of Iris' true nature as a NetNavi.
* [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]]: After reconciling, the two have developed a mutual respect for each other, and remain in contact.
* [[Errata Strumm]]: Lan has taken it upon herself to hold Errata accountable for her mistakes, and forces her to stay in her circle of attention, whether or not either of them like it.
* [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]]: Extremely close friends, Lan looks up to him like an older sibling. Both of them are aware of how bizarrely similar they are, and have bonded over the hurt slashed over their hearts.
* [[Netto Hikari (Keep Quiet)|Netto HikariKQ]]: Lan initially thoughtlessly blamed him for Triese's Nixtruel poisoning, simply out of a misplaced fear that someone sharing her name could be entwined with the Officials. After Serpentine's deletion, however, she is slowly opening up to him.
* [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]]: Another close friend, Lan thinks that he is extremely cool and reliable. She has an immense amount of respect for him and the suffering he's had to endure, and the two have been quite emotionally open with each other. Secretly, subconsciously, she aspires to be like him.
* [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]: Lan considers her a reliable ally, and feels indebted to her after the Colossus Coliseum incident; she perceives her as having saved her from Serpentine's control.
* [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]]: Impossibly, Lan has found herself getting along with him. Having to comfort him after the two of them were gored horribly tends to break the ice. She trusts in Netto's claim that he has a "ferociously reassuring aura".
* [[Reg Garret]]: While his expectations for what a "Lan" would be got them off on the wrong foot, Lan has begun to respect him after they beat each other up and Reg explained his battle against Apex.
* [[Ellen Stream]]: Despite fighting alongside her multiple times, Lan is on poor terms with her for a reason that even she doesn't quite understand. These two have yet to get over their teenage drama-fueled personality clash.
* [[Mellicent Kidd]]: Lan has developed a strange respect for her after they beat the hell out of each other. She feels she doesn't quite understand her, but considers her trustworthy.
* [[Aon.EXE]]: An enemy. Anyone who doesn't like Rock is on Lan's shitlist.
* [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]]: Lan respects him and feels bad for him, wishing that she could do anything about his terrible situation.

== Threads ==
* 2024-05-23: [[Thread:we're always connected!|we're always connected!]] - NettoKQ leads the charge to rescue Triese from Dr. RegalKQ's clutches.
* 2024-06-22: [[Thread:and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?|and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?]] - LanCR and Lurerre, trying desperately to comfort the Nixtruel-deprived Triese, are visited by Pen and RockmanKQ
* 2024-06-24: [[Thread:don't run away, it's only me!|don't run away, it's only me!]] - MeiruFS, RollFS, and RockmanFS invite every Lan in the chatroom to a sleepover, under the pretense of testing the Fossa Trackers.
* 2024-07-05: [[Thread:Shepherd's Concert|Shepherd's Concert]] - RockmanKQ bonds with LanCR over a ''Disturbed'' concert.
* 2024-07-24: [[Thread:Rock n' Rumble|Rock n' Rumble]] - Rock and RockmanKQ visit an Undernet fight ring. It gets bloody.
* 2024-07-28: [[Thread:broken eyes watching over us|broken eyes watching over us]] - NettoFS helps LanCR mod her PET, while Lan soothes his paranoia about the chatroom.
* 2024-08-13: [[Thread:Into the blue|Into the blue]] - Reg and Triese drag their Hikari accomplices to the Penguin Gardens aquarium. Viruses and high emotions chase them down.
* 2024-08-23: '''!!!''' [[Threads:really, we should have realized this sooner.|really, we should have realized this sooner.]] - NettoKQ finds LanCR in a place she doesn't belong in.
* 2024-08-29: [[Thread:rises the moon|rises the moon]] - RockmanKQ meets with the Megaman that LanCR speaks so highly of.
* 2024-09-09: [[Thread:My Favorite Pool of Urchins|My Favorite Pool of Urchins]] - Triese barges into Mel's apartment uninvited.
* 2024-09-15: [[Thread:everyone has been doing emails|everyone has been doing emails]] - NettoFS and MeiruFS, with ineffective assistance from LanCR, attempt to teach EnzanFS how to "post".
* 2024-09-18: [[Thread:visitation of the ghost|visitation of the ghost]] - RockmanKQ and LanCR hang out at the mall.
* 2024-10-01: '''!!!''' [[Threads:she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!|she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!]] - Dark RockmanKQ, let out for Halloween, manipulates LanCR into succumbing to his will.
* 2024-10-07: [[Thread:Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!|Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!]] - The quest for MagnoMetal takes everyone to the CROSSFADE Oran Isle, where they clash with a mysterious robotics company known as Dead Hand.
* 2025-02-03: [[Thread:THIR13EN|THIR13EN]] - LanCR, Kaita, and Mary are trapped within a horror movie-themed Liminal Space.
* 2025-02-24: [[Thread:dead things (like we are)|dead things (like we are)]] - Per NettoKQ's suggestion, LanCR, NettoFS, and RockmanKQ go shopping and eat frozen yogurt together. The appearence of another Arcana virus instantly wipes that slate clean.
* 2025-04-12: [[Thread:The Starliner Express|The Starliner Express]] - The first of Alpha's agents makes their move, inviting four disparate users onto a luxurious train ride.
* 2025-07-20: [[Thread:The Sin of Obedience|The Sin of Obedience]] - Reg, frustrated with his assignments at DART, absentmindedly slips to LanCR's world. Tensions boil to a head once he's discovered.
* 2025-10-03: [[Thread:The Colossus Challenge|The Colossus Challenge]] - The passengers of the Starliner Express are trapped by another agent of Alpha and forced to participate in a merciless tournament.
* 2025-10-15: [[Thread:you make a good other.|you make a good other.]] - After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, LanCR finally reconciles with NettoKQ.
* 2025-10-17: [[Thread:Rage and Violence 101|Rage and Violence 101]] - LanCR, desperate for strength in the aftermath of the Guardians' attack, begs Mel to train her.
* 2025-12-23: [[Thread:Soul's Impact|Soul's Impact]] - Triese referees a no-holds-barred NetBattle between Ellen and LanCR.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:CRLanOriginal.png|Lan's original design, by unekolea.
File:CRLanWinter.png|Lan's winter outfit, by Cosmine19.
File:CRLanCurrent.png|Lan's current outfit, by CHARLLAHAN.
File:CRLanMiddleFinger.png
File:CRLanThirteen.png
File:CRLanTrieseUni.png
File:Hub hallucination.png
File:Hub concert.png
File:Hub hatred.png
File:CRLanSynchroUni.png
File:CRLanShadowTrance.png
File:CRLanShadow.png
File:Hub evillan.png
File:Colossus BrainwashedDuo.png
</gallery>

== Notes ==
* Some might call her the "Roxas" to the canonical Lan's "Sora". Everyone knows that this is true.
* In NetBattling, she prefers Break-type Battle Chips such as Air Hockey and Drill Arm.

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Thread:she expected the world

2026-02-27T06:35:58Z

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Thread:THIR13EN

2026-02-24T04:23:53Z

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Thread:Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!

2026-02-24T04:18:28Z

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Thread:Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!

2026-02-24T04:18:00Z

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Thread:don't run away, it's only me!

2026-02-24T04:14:16Z

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Threads:really, we should have realized this sooner.

2026-02-24T04:12:26Z

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Thread:don't run away, it's only me!

2026-02-24T04:09:57Z

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Thread:broken eyes watching over us

2026-02-24T04:09:44Z

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Thread:Into the blue

2026-02-24T04:05:42Z

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Thread:broken eyes watching over us

2026-02-24T04:02:05Z

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Thread:Rock n' Rumble

2026-02-24T03:59:44Z

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Thread:Shepherd's Concert

2026-02-24T03:56:41Z

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Thread:don't run away, it's only me!

2026-02-24T03:52:57Z

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Thread:and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?

2026-02-24T03:44:43Z

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Thread:and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?

2026-02-24T03:43:09Z

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Lan Hikari (Cross Reflection)

2026-02-24T03:37:05Z

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|NetNavi = [[Rock.EXE]] Megaman.EXE (formerly)
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<blockquote>"I'm... I'm my ''own'' person now! So drill this into your thick skull: ''I. HATE. YOU! '''GET OUT OF MY LIFE!!'''''"</blockquote>

'''Lan Hikari''' is the main character of [https://archiveofourown.org/works/49189417/chapters/124115146 ''Mega Man Battle Network: Cross Reflection''] and its sequel, [https://archiveofourown.org/works/58780243/chapters/149796970 ''Cross Shadows'']. An alternate counterpart of the canonical Lan Hikari, she is a lonely, moody teenage girl deeply affected by the tragedy in the Hikari family, which in her universe had no solace. Her NetNavi is [[Rock.EXE]].

An unlucky girl born into an unlucky family, she was left to wonder for years and years how things could've gone differently. The Hikaris are infamous in her instance for playing a role in the downfall of the Internet; shortly before the [[Autuvera]] outbreak, her father, [[Yuichiro Hikari (CR)|Yuichiro Hikari]], made news when his project to convert the soul of Lan's dying older brother into a Navi leaked to the public. After Autuvera, the family slowly fell apart, leaving Lan scarred and alone with no company other than her eternally busy mother. Haunted by traumatic memories and slowly developing depression from the decay of everything around her, Lan was only pulled out of her shell by a deus ex machina from another world.

One strange occurrence sprawled out into a dozen more and a dozen more after that, and eventually, and Lan came out the other end of a conspiracy puppeteered by the very ghosts that haunted her with the resolve to protect the world she'd found things to love in. While she fought by the side of another world's Megaman in their battle against the [[Destroying Angel]], she was gifted a custom-made battle Navi by none other than [[Dr. Wily (CR)|Dr. Wily]] once Megaman went home. Lan and Rock hit it off incredibly quickly - being metaphorically ''and'' literally made for each other - and have become tighter knit than ever after an incident at the messy Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament. Now, self-fashioning themselves as "vigilantes", they've sworn to help as many broken hearts spread throughout the real world and the Net as they can.

== Personality ==

Lan is a moody, troubled preteen who is belligerent and antisocial on the surface, pushing people away as a self-defense mechanism. Years of being bullied and pitied by the people around her have left her lonely and reclusive; much of her time is spent inside or just around her home. She's near-violently protective of the people she _has_ opened up to, however, and quickly thaws and becomes unendingly sincere around people who aren't treating her like a freak. She's also a fast learner, picking up rollerskating solely on her own time and becoming a force to be reckoned with at NetBattling incredibly quickly. With a Navi by her side, she's gravitated toward the Internet far more, feeling that it gives her a true voice, power, and identity to call her own.

She is very attached to Rock above all else, and is the most vulnerable around her. They've made a powerful battling duo as well, with their Synchro being volatile enough to enable a connection between them known as "Shadow Trance". Shadow Trance not only enhances Rock's abilities, but it enhances Lan's physical capabilities and lowers her inhibitions as well; neither of them really know the extent of the chaotic energy that drives their harmony, or how deeply it intertwines their souls with each other's. For all her experience, Lan is hotheaded and easily manipulable, and frequently turns to violent and dark solutions to problems - paranoia and self-hatred is unfortunately deep-rooted in her. She's a good, strong-willed person underneath the messy exterior, however.

== Appearance ==

Lan is about the same height as her canon counterpart (4'10, 146m), and shares much in common with him appearance-wise. She has brown eyes, and wears a pink jacket with orange highlights, cyan shorts, and orange sports shoes. Her brown hair is incredibly fluffy and messy, with tufts of it covering the cyan bandana with an upside-down heart symbol she always wears. She also wears pink fingerless gloves, which she habitually wears to cover the scars and cuts induced by recklessness. She frequently carries around a black backpack that she tends to clutch the straps of.

While she looks a bit twiglike and/or plushlike on the surface, Lan is fairly physically active and quite a bit stronger than your average angry 13-year old. She was already pretty scrappy even before she met Megaman, but now, with Rock by her side, she's become even stronger - and is slowly gravitating toward spikier looks. While under the effects of Shadow Trance, her eyes and bandana glow red, and strange dark particles coalesce around her body, sometimes forming into strange, bat-like wings.

== History ==

Prior to the events of ''Cross Reflection'', Lan was the second child born to Yuichiro and Haruka Hikari, after her brother Hub five years prior. Hub was born with a genetic disease known only as HBD, which slowly began to kill him when she was three years old. Yuichiro, desperate to save him, attempted to extract his DNA and transfer his soul to a NetNavi body - but unlike in canon, this process failed for an unknown reason. Hub passed away, and the Hikari family crumbled as Autuvera destroyed the Net that they had worked so hard to cultivate. Two years of living in a broken home pass before Yuichiro disappears, leaving Lan and her mother to pick up the pieces. Lan is pushed into becoming an antisocial recluse thanks to the infamy of her family's name and all the bullying and pity that came with it.

=== Destroying Angel incident ===

Baited out by the appearance of a mysterious portal, a [[Megaman.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Megaman.EXE]] from another world soon fell into Lan's instance, taken into custody after defeating the mysterious NetNavi [[Sapronosis.EXE]]. After being called over to the Official center, Lan impulsively granted the lost Megaman a sanctuary, despite never having a NetNavi before. It wasn't long before the suicide cult [[Kituvest]] and their various allies began seeking them out, however, seeking answers as to how Megaman was able to defeat the "Angel of Decay" that they worshiped.

Initially assisted by [[Carme Julvino]] and their Void Guardian Navis, they all butted heads as their egos clashed and Lan sought to prove herself useful to the world. Through a series of incidents, Lan bonded with [[Triese Abysa]] and [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]], also meeting the latter's father and his so-called "World Three". As they slowly unveiled Kituvest's plot, Carme lashed out against them to steal various super-programs that they'd been keeping out of Kituvest's hands, stabbing Megaman - and therefore the Synchro-infused Lan - with a hallucinogenic drug.

After recovering and reconciling with Megaman's original operator, a Lan that she can't help but view as having never suffered, the two of them nearly talk down Kituvest's leader before being interrupted by [[Timeman.EXE]], who turns out to be the servant of the long-lost Yuichiro Hikari, having been pulling the strings the entire time. Travelling to Yuichiro's hideout on Tartarus Isle, she and her friends, assisted by Megaman's operator and the Chaud Ijuin of his world, fought against the remnants of Kituvest's allies, as well as a desperate-for-glory Carme. Yuichiro revealed his plan to restart the Net with an Autuvera-spreading program named the Destroying Angel, which she and Megaman managed to defeat with the help of a "Triple Synchro" from Megaman's operator.

The group escaped the crumbling Tartarus, with Sapronosis sacrificing itself to secure Megaman's safety. Lan and Megaman then parted ways, with the former tearfully realizing that she'd finally escaped the shadow of her past and claimed her life for herself.

=== Rescuing Triese ===

After the defeat of the Destroying Angel (a.k.a. the end of ''Cross Reflection''), Dr. Wily gifted Lan a NetNavi, [[Rock.EXE]], to call her own. The two hit it off extremely quickly and began honing their skills, but it wasn't long before the [[chatroom]] automatically installed itself onto her and her friends' PETs. Lan initially ignores the chatroom, in contrast to Triese's boundless enthusiasm, but that same enthusiasm turns the latter into a target of [[Doctor Regal (Keep Quiet)|Dr. RegalKQ]]. When Triese goes missing, she and Lurerre beg for the chatroom's insistence, and a large group infiltrate Regal's base - only for the majority of them to be used as further test subjects for Regal and [[Yuichiro Hikari (Shadowfall)|Dr. HikariSF]]'s machinations.

Once she's freed from a Pulse Transmission chair, and they escape a bizarre dark clone of Triese, they rescue the real Triese and bring her home. While Triese recovers from being drugged with [[Nixtruel]], Lan begins to interact with the chatroom, feeling indebted to them for helping rescue her friend. She becomes fast friends with [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]] and [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]], confessing her messy feelings about her life and identity to the both of them. She also meets [[Mellicent Kidd]], who confronts her about Triese being kept in the dark about what really happened to her in Regal's lab, and [[Reg Garret]] and [[Eniac Ijuin]], who she finds weird as hell.

=== MagnoMetal hunt ===

Per [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]'s suggestion, [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]] volunteered to host a beach party on his world's version of Oran Isle. To protect everyone from the effects of the worldwide [[SoulNet]], however, they required a large supply of MagnoMetal - which Lan and Triese quickly discovered was in bountiful supply in their world. Lan formed a team with MeiruFS, LanSF and Jasmine to infiltrate her world's Oran Isle and pilfer a MagnoMetal supply with the help of a drill machine borrowed from Dr. Wily.

Encountering the enigmatic [[Dead Hand]] organization, they were allowed to take their MagnoMetal samples amongst their drilling operation, only for the machine to be attacked by a virus only known as [[Arcana virus|"The Lovers"]]. Defeating the virus, they recovered a "vault" it used as its core, and Lan swiftly snatched up the opportunity to deliver the fault to the Ministry of ScienceFS to avoid being invited to the incoming beach party.

Instead, while following NettoFS's directions, Lan was accidentally caught in the crossfire of a Liminal Space. Rendevouzing with [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]] and [[Mary Towa (Falling Stars)|Mary TowaFS]], the three of them explored a haunted house themed after a horror movie, repeatedly succumbing to its bloody machinations. Lan, forced to comfort the young NetSaviors so that they can escape, ends up sleeping over at the Ministry overnight, confiding in Kaita her conflicted feelings about repeatedly visiting their instance. Kaita reassures her, and Lan is left to linger on the feeling of fighting alongside Rock in the same physical space.

=== Alpha Squad ===

Not long after, Lan and Rock received a mysterious ticket inviting them to the Starliner Express, a supposed luxury train that they had never heard of. After being directed there through a line that didn't quite make sense, she met up with MeiruFS, [[Ellen Stream]], and [[Aon.EXE]], who soon realized they were the only passengers on the train. Harassing the [[Conductor]] of the express for information, they soon find out that they are an extension of [[Alpha]]'s will, and wish to put the group to sleep such that they can harness their data.

While battling the Conductor, Rock lost control of herself once more, this time in front of both Lan and Aon. Earning Aon's ire, Lan crumpled as she protected her Navi and broke down in tears over the Conductor's motivations. She quietly left after the Conductor's deletion, and took her anger out on Reg a few days later; thankfully, the two dispel the tension between each other and actually bond for real this time.

Alpha's agents soon track her down once more, however, and she finds herself trapped in the Colossus Coliseum with MeiruFS, Ellen, and Aon once more. They meet the manipulative [[Serpentine]], who forces them all to fight each other in her endless tournament. Lan loses to MeiruFS in the first round, resulting in Rock being kidnapped by Serpentine and Dark RockmanKQ. Desperate, Lan illegally gambles in Serpentine's casino to win Rock back, but is unknowingly planted with a mind control seed in the process.

When Ellen falls under Serpentine's control, fighting to win and trap herself in the tournament forever, Lan joins her as well, succumbing once Ellen taunts her for being weak. RollFS and Aon battle against a forcibly-controlled Rock and Cometman, managing to free the four of them and reconvene with a battered NettoKQ, who had also been under Serpentine's thrall. NettoKQ calls the Officials while the rest track down and delete Serpentine. Lan, deeply rattled by the experience, returns home, trying her best to forget about the whole ordeal.

=== Lotus Engine incident ===

Soon afterward, Dr. Wily requested that Lan and Rock participate in the overseas Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament, both to test Rock's mettle and to investigate odd shipment reports that his adopted son [[Baryl (Cross Reflection)|Baryl]]CR tracked down. Lan, Triese, and MegamanCR travel to Netopia, the former effortlessly crushing the tournament preliminaries and meeting her world's counterparts of [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]] and [[Chaud Ijuin (Cross Reflection)|Chaud IjuinCR]] along the way - on top of discovering that she's being stalked by the self-fashioned guerilla reporter [[Errata Strumm]].

It's not long before Lan stumbles into a conspiracy involving three infiltrators going by the names "Code Marguerite", "Code Tulip", and "Code Gardenia", who seek to destroy the mysterious "Memory Refractors" for some unknown purpose. She becomes obsessed with tracking them down and finding out who their enigmatic leader, "the Lady", is, all the while Carme's Navi, Star, returns as [[Nebula.EXE]], successfully managing to infect Rock with a piece of herself. Rock becomes increasingly unstable as Lan advances through the tournament and begins to suspect Mayl as the mastermind pulling the strings, only to be proven wrong once both the Code group and Nebula infiltrate the train they're both on, forcing them to team up to take down Nebula's Sticky Empura virus.

The Nebula situation comes to a head soon after in the ruins of Arvestyitel, and with the assistance of Megaman, she battles through the network of an abandoned sanctuary to save Rock. Connecting with her Navi via Full Synchro, the two of them unlock Rock's full potential in the form of "Shadow Trance", an even higher state of Synchro that influences both participants' physical and mental states, and swiftly execute Nebula, deleting her for good.

After reconciling with Mayl and defeating her in battle, Lan is crowned the winner of Luminous Revival, only to immediately uncover who the true mastermind behind everything is - her new friend [[Prairie Lotophage]], the despondent sister of the late Ciel Lotophage and leader of the Guardians volunteer organization. Pressured to carry on Ciel's legacy - which was cut short by a horrific act of police violence - Prairie sought to revive the Lotus Engine, a program that would unify all NetNavis into a singular consciousness by trapping them all in eternal dreams. Lan and the friends she met along the way infiltrate the ruined Château de Nuage castle to defeat the Guardians, and she manages to successfully destroy the Lotus Engine, though not without breaking Prairie's heart. Lan bitterly resolves to help Prairie and to become a vigilante for the betterment of the world, to prevent something like Ciel's murder from ever happening again.

=== Creeping shadows ===

After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, Lan returned home and reconnected to the chatroom, utterly exhausted. Wrought with guilt over Prairie's situation, she was quick to message [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|RockmanKQ]], only to be put in contact with his operator instead. Faced with no other choice, she finally reconciled with NettoKQ, feeling bad for him after seeing Serpentine slam him so badly. With the Shadow Trance ability under her belt, a growing obsession with power festers in the back of Lan's mind, and she harasses the Undernet chatroom for training advice. Mel takes her up on her offer, passing her along the knife she stole from [[Rei Tao]].

Feeling like a monster due to her attitude and abilities, she seeks advice from NettoFS once more, inadvertently finding herself embroiled in the spectres of the Silver Divison that have come back to haunt him. She nearly loses herself to the influence of [[Atsuki Homura (Falling Stars)|Atsuki HomuraFS]]'s nihilism, but recovers thanks to NettoFS's encouragement.

== Relationships ==
* [[Rock.EXE]]: Her NetNavi and best friend, Lan is violently protective of Rock and endlessly thankful for her continued existence. Thanks to the two's strong bond, they've influenced each other in subtle ways, with Lan developing a longing for Rock's tougher exterior and mannerisms.
* [[Triese Abysa]]: A close friend. Lan initially hated her thanks to her pushy personality, but once they began talking, Triese immediately backed off and became a reliable ally. Lan is endlessly surprised by how empathetic she is.
* [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]]: Another close friend and ally, Lan considers her a trustworthy confidant. She is unaware of Iris' true nature as a NetNavi.
* [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]]: After reconciling, the two have developed a mutual respect for each other, and remain in contact.
* [[Errata Strumm]]: Lan has taken it upon herself to hold Errata accountable for her mistakes, and forces her to stay in her circle of attention, whether or not either of them like it.
* [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]]: Extremely close friends, Lan looks up to him like an older sibling. Both of them are aware of how bizarrely similar they are, and have bonded over the hurt slashed over their hearts.
* [[Netto Hikari (Keep Quiet)|Netto HikariKQ]]: Lan initially thoughtlessly blamed him for Triese's Nixtruel poisoning, simply out of a misplaced fear that someone sharing her name could be entwined with the Officials. After Serpentine's deletion, however, she is slowly opening up to him.
* [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]]: Another close friend, Lan thinks that he is extremely cool and reliable. She has an immense amount of respect for him and the suffering he's had to endure, and the two have been quite emotionally open with each other. Secretly, subconsciously, she aspires to be like him.
* [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]: Lan considers her a reliable ally, and feels indebted to her after the Colossus Coliseum incident; she perceives her as having saved her from Serpentine's control.
* [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]]: Impossibly, Lan has found herself getting along with him. Having to comfort him after the two of them were gored horribly tends to break the ice. She trusts in Netto's claim that he has a "ferociously reassuring aura".
* [[Reg Garret]]: While his expectations for what a "Lan" would be got them off on the wrong foot, Lan has begun to respect him after they beat each other up and Reg explained his battle against Apex.
* [[Ellen Stream]]: Despite fighting alongside her multiple times, Lan is on poor terms with her for a reason that even she doesn't quite understand. These two have yet to get over their teenage drama-fueled personality clash.
* [[Mellicent Kidd]]: Lan has developed a strange respect for her after they beat the hell out of each other. She feels she doesn't quite understand her, but considers her trustworthy.
* [[Aon.EXE]]: An enemy. Anyone who doesn't like Rock is on Lan's shitlist.
* [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]]: Lan respects him and feels bad for him, wishing that she could do anything about his terrible situation.

== Threads ==
* 2024-05-23: [[Thread:we're always connected!|we're always connected!]] - NettoKQ leads the charge to rescue Triese from Dr. RegalKQ's clutches.
* 2024-06-22: [[Thread:and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?|and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?]] - LanCR and Lurerre, trying desperately to comfort the Nixtruel-deprived Triese, are visited by Pen and RockmanKQ
* 2024-06-24: [[Thread:don't run away, it's only me!|don't run away, it's only me!]] - MeiruFS, RollFS, and RockmanFS invite every Lan in the chatroom to a sleepover, under the pretense of testing the Fossa Trackers.
* 2024-07-05: [[Thread:Shepherd's Concert|Shepherd's Concert]] - RockmanKQ bonds with LanCR over a ''Disturbed'' concert.
* 2024-07-24: [[Thread:Rock n' Rumble|Rock n' Rumble]] - Rock and RockmanKQ visit an Undernet fight ring. It gets bloody.
* 2024-07-28: [[Thread:broken eyes watching over us|broken eyes watching over us]] - NettoFS helps LanCR mod her PET, while Lan soothes his paranoia about the chatroom.
* 2024-08-13: [[Thread:Into the blue|Into the blue]] - Reg and Triese drag their Hikari accomplices to the Penguin Gardens aquarium. Viruses and high emotions chase them down.
* 2024-08-23: '''!!!''' [[Threads:really, we should have realized this sooner.|really, we should have realized this sooner.]] - NettoKQ finds LanCR in a place she doesn't belong in.
* 2024-08-29: [[Thread:rises the moon|rises the moon]] - RockmanKQ meets with the Megaman that LanCR speaks so highly of.
* 2024-09-09: [[Thread:My Favorite Pool of Urchins|My Favorite Pool of Urchins]] - Triese barges into Mel's apartment uninvited.
* 2024-09-15: [[Thread:everyone has been doing emails|everyone has been doing emails]] - NettoFS and MeiruFS, with ineffective assistance from LanCR, attempt to teach EnzanFS how to "post".
* 2024-09-18: [[Thread:visitation of the ghost|visitation of the ghost]] - RockmanKQ and LanCR hang out at the mall.
* 2024-10-01: '''!!!''' [[Threads:she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!|she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!]] - Dark RockmanKQ, let out for Halloween, manipulates LanCR into succumbing to his will.
* 2024-10-07: [[Thread:Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!|Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!]] - The quest for MagnoMetal takes everyone to the CROSSFADE Oran Isle, where they clash with a mysterious robotics company known as Dead Hand.
* 2025-02-03: [[Thread:THIR13EN|THIR13EN]] - LanCR, Kaita, and Mary are trapped within a horror movie-themed Liminal Space.
* 2025-02-24: [[Thread:dead things (like we are)|dead things (like we are)]] - Per NettoKQ's suggestion, LanCR, NettoFS, and RockmanKQ go shopping and eat frozen yogurt together. The appearence of another Arcana virus instantly wipes that slate clean.
* 2025-04-12: [[Thread:The Starliner Express|The Starliner Express]] - The first of Alpha's agents makes their move, inviting four disparate users onto a luxurious train ride.
* 2025-07-20: [[Thread:The Sin of Obedience|The Sin of Obedience]] - Reg, frustrated with his assignments at DART, absentmindedly slips to LanCR's world. Tensions boil to a head once he's discovered.
* 2025-10-03: [[Thread:The Colossus Challenge|The Colossus Challenge]] - The passengers of the Starliner Express are trapped by another agent of Alpha and forced to participate in a merciless tournament.
* 2025-10-15: [[Thread:you make a good other.|you make a good other.]] - After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, LanCR finally reconciles with NettoKQ.
* 2025-10-17: [[Thread:Rage and Violence 101|Rage and Violence 101]] - LanCR, desperate for strength in the aftermath of the Guardians' attack, begs Mel to train her.
* 2025-12-23: [[Thread:Soul's Impact|Soul's Impact]] - Triese referees a no-holds-barred NetBattle between Ellen and LanCR.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:CRLanOriginal.png|Lan's original design, by unekolea.
File:CRLanWinter.png|Lan's winter outfit, by Cosmine19.
File:CRLanCurrent.png|Lan's current outfit, by CHARLLAHAN.
File:CRLanMiddleFinger.png
File:CRLanThirteen.png
File:CRLanTrieseUni.png
File:Hub hallucination.png
File:Hub concert.png
File:Hub hatred.png
File:CRLanSynchroUni.png
File:CRLanShadowTrance.png
File:CRLanShadow.png
File:Hub evillan.png
File:Colossus BrainwashedDuo.png
</gallery>

== Notes ==
* Some might call her the "Roxas" to the canonical Lan's "Sora". Everyone knows that this is true.
* In NetBattling, she prefers Break-type Battle Chips such as Air Hockey and Drill Arm.

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Lan Hikari (Cross Reflection)

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|Age = 13
|Pronouns = she/her
|NetNavi = [[Rock.EXE]] Megaman.EXE (formerly)
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<blockquote>"I'm... I'm my ''own'' person now! So drill this into your thick skull: ''I. HATE. YOU! '''GET OUT OF MY LIFE!!'''''"</blockquote>

'''Lan Hikari''' is the main character of [https://archiveofourown.org/works/49189417/chapters/124115146 ''Mega Man Battle Network: Cross Reflection''] and its sequel, [https://archiveofourown.org/works/58780243/chapters/149796970 ''Cross Shadows'']. An alternate counterpart of the canonical Lan Hikari, she is a lonely, moody teenage girl deeply affected by the tragedy in the Hikari family, which in her universe had no solace. Her NetNavi is [[Rock.EXE]].

An unlucky girl born into an unlucky family, she was left to wonder for years and years how things could've gone differently. The Hikaris are infamous in her instance for playing a role in the downfall of the Internet; shortly before the [[Autuvera]] outbreak, her father, [[Yuichiro Hikari (CR)|Yuichiro Hikari]], made news when his project to convert the soul of Lan's dying older brother into a Navi leaked to the public. After Autuvera, the family slowly fell apart, leaving Lan scarred and alone with no company other than her eternally busy mother. Haunted by traumatic memories and slowly developing depression from the decay of everything around her, Lan was only pulled out of her shell by a deus ex machina from another world.

One strange occurrence sprawled out into a dozen more and a dozen more after that, and eventually, and Lan came out the other end of a conspiracy puppeteered by the very ghosts that haunted her with the resolve to protect the world she'd found things to love in. While she fought by the side of another world's Megaman in their battle against the [[Destroying Angel]], she was gifted a custom-made battle Navi by none other than [[Dr. Wily (CR)|Dr. Wily]] once Megaman went home. Lan and Rock hit it off incredibly quickly - being metaphorically ''and'' literally made for each other - and have become tighter knit than ever after an incident at the messy Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament. Now, self-fashioning themselves as "vigilantes", they've sworn to help as many broken hearts spread throughout the real world and the Net as they can.

== Personality ==

Lan is a moody, troubled preteen who is belligerent and antisocial on the surface, pushing people away as a self-defense mechanism. Years of being bullied and pitied by the people around her have left her lonely and reclusive; much of her time is spent inside or just around her home. She's near-violently protective of the people she _has_ opened up to, however, and quickly thaws and becomes unendingly sincere around people who aren't treating her like a freak. She's also a fast learner, picking up rollerskating solely on her own time and becoming a force to be reckoned with at NetBattling incredibly quickly. With a Navi by her side, she's gravitated toward the Internet far more, feeling that it gives her a true voice, power, and identity to call her own.

She is very attached to Rock above all else, and is the most vulnerable around her. They've made a powerful battling duo as well, with their Synchro being volatile enough to enable a connection between them known as "Shadow Trance". Shadow Trance not only enhances Rock's abilities, but it enhances Lan's physical capabilities and lowers her inhibitions as well; neither of them really know the extent of the chaotic energy that drives their harmony, or how deeply it intertwines their souls with each other's. For all her experience, Lan is hotheaded and easily manipulable, and frequently turns to violent and dark solutions to problems - paranoia and self-hatred is unfortunately deep-rooted in her. She's a good, strong-willed person underneath the messy exterior, however.

== Appearance ==

Lan is about the same height as her canon counterpart (4'10, 146m), and shares much in common with him appearance-wise. She has brown eyes, and wears a pink jacket with orange highlights, cyan shorts, and orange sports shoes. Her brown hair is incredibly fluffy and messy, with tufts of it covering the cyan bandana with an upside-down heart symbol she always wears. She also wears pink fingerless gloves, which she habitually wears to cover the scars and cuts induced by recklessness. She frequently carries around a black backpack that she tends to clutch the straps of.

While she looks a bit twiglike and/or plushlike on the surface, Lan is fairly physically active and quite a bit stronger than your average angry 13-year old. She was already pretty scrappy even before she met Megaman, but now, with Rock by her side, she's become even stronger - and is slowly gravitating toward spikier looks. While under the effects of Shadow Trance, her eyes and bandana glow red, and strange dark particles coalesce around her body, sometimes forming into strange, bat-like wings.

== History ==

Prior to the events of ''Cross Reflection'', Lan was the second child born to Yuichiro and Haruka Hikari, after her brother Hub five years prior. Hub was born with a genetic disease known only as HBD, which slowly began to kill him when she was three years old. Yuichiro, desperate to save him, attempted to extract his DNA and transfer his soul to a NetNavi body - but unlike in canon, this process failed for an unknown reason. Hub passed away, and the Hikari family crumbled as Autuvera destroyed the Net that they had worked so hard to cultivate. Two years of living in a broken home pass before Yuichiro disappears, leaving Lan and her mother to pick up the pieces. Lan is pushed into becoming an antisocial recluse thanks to the infamy of her family's name and all the bullying and pity that came with it.

=== Destroying Angel incident ===

Baited out by the appearance of a mysterious portal, a [[Megaman.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Megaman.EXE]] from another world soon fell into Lan's instance, taken into custody after defeating the mysterious NetNavi [[Sapronosis.EXE]]. After being called over to the Official center, Lan impulsively granted the lost Megaman a sanctuary, despite never having a NetNavi before. It wasn't long before the suicide cult [[Kituvest]] and their various allies began seeking them out, however, seeking answers as to how Megaman was able to defeat the "Angel of Decay" that they worshiped.

Initially assisted by [[Carme Julvino]] and their Void Guardian Navis, they all butted heads as their egos clashed and Lan sought to prove herself useful to the world. Through a series of incidents, Lan bonded with [[Triese Abysa]] and [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]], also meeting the latter's father and his so-called "World Three". As they slowly unveiled Kituvest's plot, Carme lashed out against them to steal various super-programs that they'd been keeping out of Kituvest's hands, stabbing Megaman - and therefore the Synchro-infused Lan - with a hallucinogenic drug.

After recovering and reconciling with Megaman's original operator, a Lan that she can't help but view as having never suffered, the two of them nearly talk down Kituvest's leader before being interrupted by [[Timeman.EXE]], who turns out to be the servant of the long-lost Yuichiro Hikari, having been pulling the strings the entire time. Travelling to Yuichiro's hideout on Tartarus Isle, she and her friends, assisted by Megaman's operator and the Chaud Ijuin of his world, fought against the remnants of Kituvest's allies, as well as a desperate-for-glory Carme. Yuichiro revealed his plan to restart the Net with an Autuvera-spreading program named the Destroying Angel, which she and Megaman managed to defeat with the help of a "Triple Synchro" from Megaman's operator.

The group escaped the crumbling Tartarus, with Sapronosis sacrificing itself to secure Megaman's safety. Lan and Megaman then parted ways, with the former tearfully realizing that she'd finally escaped the shadow of her past and claimed her life for herself.

=== Rescuing Triese ===

After the defeat of the Destroying Angel (a.k.a. the end of ''Cross Reflection''), Dr. Wily gifted Lan a NetNavi, [[Rock.EXE]], to call her own. The two hit it off extremely quickly and began honing their skills, but it wasn't long before the [[chatroom]] automatically installed itself onto her and her friends' PETs. Lan initially ignores the chatroom, in contrast to Triese's boundless enthusiasm, but that same enthusiasm turns the latter into a target of [[Doctor Regal (Keep Quiet)|Dr. RegalKQ]]. When Triese goes missing, she and Lurerre beg for the chatroom's insistence, and a large group infiltrate Regal's base - only for the majority of them to be used as further test subjects for Regal and [[Yuichiro Hikari (Shadowfall)|Dr. HikariSF]]'s machinations.

Once she's freed from a Pulse Transmission chair, and they escape a bizarre dark clone of Triese, they rescue the real Triese and bring her home. While Triese recovers from being drugged with [[Nixtruel]], Lan begins to interact with the chatroom, feeling indebted to them for helping rescue her friend. She becomes fast friends with [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]] and [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]], confessing her messy feelings about her life and identity to the both of them. She also meets [[Mellicent Kidd]], who confronts her about Triese being kept in the dark about what really happened to her in Regal's lab, and [[Reg Garret]] and [[Eniac Ijuin]], who she finds weird as hell.

=== MagnoMetal hunt ===

Per [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]'s suggestion, [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]] volunteered to host a beach party on his world's version of Oran Isle. To protect everyone from the effects of the worldwide [[SoulNet]], however, they required a large supply of MagnoMetal - which Lan and Triese quickly discovered was in bountiful supply in their world. Lan formed a team with MeiruFS, LanSF and Jasmine to infiltrate her world's Oran Isle and pilfer a MagnoMetal supply with the help of a drill machine borrowed from Dr. Wily.

Encountering the enigmatic [[Dead Hand]] organization, they were allowed to take their MagnoMetal samples amongst their drilling operation, only for the machine to be attacked by a virus only known as [[Arcana virus|"The Lovers"]]. Defeating the virus, they recovered a "vault" it used as its core, and Lan swiftly snatched up the opportunity to deliver the fault to the Ministry of ScienceFS to avoid being invited to the incoming beach party.

Instead, while following NettoFS's directions, Lan was accidentally caught in the crossfire of a Liminal Space. Rendevouzing with [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]] and [[Mary Towa (Falling Stars)|Mary TowaFS]], the three of them explored a haunted house themed after a horror movie, repeatedly succumbing to its bloody machinations. Lan, forced to comfort the young NetSaviors so that they can escape, ends up sleeping over at the Ministry overnight, confiding in Kaita her conflicted feelings about repeatedly visiting their instance. Kaita reassures her, and Lan is left to linger on the feeling of fighting alongside Rock in the same physical space.

=== Alpha Squad ===

Not long after, Lan and Rock received a mysterious ticket inviting them to the Starliner Express, a supposed luxury train that they had never heard of. After being directed there through a line that didn't quite make sense, she met up with MeiruFS, [[Ellen Stream]], and [[Aon.EXE]], who soon realized they were the only passengers on the train. Harassing the [[Conductor]] of the express for information, they soon find out that they are an extension of [[Alpha]]'s will, and wish to put the group to sleep such that they can harness their data.

While battling the Conductor, Rock lost control of herself once more, this time in front of both Lan and Aon. Earning Aon's ire, Lan crumpled as she protected her Navi and broke down in tears over the Conductor's motivations. She quietly left after the Conductor's deletion, and took her anger out on Reg a few days later; thankfully, the two dispel the tension between each other and actually bond for real this time.

Alpha's agents soon track her down once more, however, and she finds herself trapped in the Colossus Coliseum with MeiruFS, Ellen, and Aon once more. They meet the manipulative [[Serpentine]], who forces them all to fight each other in her endless tournament. Lan loses to MeiruFS in the first round, resulting in Rock being kidnapped by Serpentine and Dark RockmanKQ. Desperate, Lan illegally gambles in Serpentine's casino to win Rock back, but is unknowingly planted with a mind control seed in the process.

When Ellen falls under Serpentine's control, fighting to win and trap herself in the tournament forever, Lan joins her as well, succumbing once Ellen taunts her for being weak. RollFS and Aon battle against a forcibly-controlled Rock and Cometman, managing to free the four of them and reconvene with a battered NettoKQ, who had also been under Serpentine's thrall. NettoKQ calls the Officials while the rest track down and delete Serpentine. Lan, deeply rattled by the experience, returns home, trying her best to forget about the whole ordeal.

=== Lotus Engine incident ===

Soon afterward, Dr. Wily requested that Lan and Rock participate in the overseas Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament, both to test Rock's mettle and to investigate odd shipment reports that his adopted son [[Baryl (Cross Reflection)|Baryl]]CR tracked down. Lan, Triese, and MegamanCR travel to Netopia, the former effortlessly crushing the tournament preliminaries and meeting her world's counterparts of [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]] and [[Chaud Ijuin (Cross Reflection)|Chaud IjuinCR]] along the way - on top of discovering that she's being stalked by the self-fashioned guerilla reporter [[Errata Strumm]].

It's not long before Lan stumbles into a conspiracy involving three infiltrators going by the names "Code Marguerite", "Code Tulip", and "Code Gardenia", who seek to destroy the mysterious "Memory Refractors" for some unknown purpose. She becomes obsessed with tracking them down and finding out who their enigmatic leader, "the Lady", is, all the while Carme's Navi, Star, returns as [[Nebula.EXE]], successfully managing to infect Rock with a piece of herself. Rock becomes increasingly unstable as Lan advances through the tournament and begins to suspect Mayl as the mastermind pulling the strings, only to be proven wrong once both the Code group and Nebula infiltrate the train they're both on, forcing them to team up to take down Nebula's Sticky Empura virus.

The Nebula situation comes to a head soon after in the ruins of Arvestyitel, and with the assistance of Megaman, she battles through the network of an abandoned sanctuary to save Rock. Connecting with her Navi via Full Synchro, the two of them unlock Rock's full potential in the form of "Shadow Trance", an even higher state of Synchro that influences both participants' physical and mental states, and swiftly execute Nebula, deleting her for good.

After reconciling with Mayl and defeating her in battle, Lan is crowned the winner of Luminous Revival, only to immediately uncover who the true mastermind behind everything is - her new friend [[Prairie Lotophage]], the despondent sister of the late Ciel Lotophage and leader of the Guardians volunteer organization. Pressured to carry on Ciel's legacy - which was cut short by a horrific act of police violence - Prairie sought to revive the Lotus Engine, a program that would unify all NetNavis into a singular consciousness by trapping them all in eternal dreams. Lan and the friends she met along the way infiltrate the ruined Château de Nuage castle to defeat the Guardians, and she manages to successfully destroy the Lotus Engine, though not without breaking Prairie's heart. Lan bitterly resolves to help Prairie and to become a vigilante for the betterment of the world, to prevent something like Ciel's murder from ever happening again.

=== Creeping shadows ===

After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, Lan returned home and reconnected to the chatroom, utterly exhausted. Wrought with guilt over Prairie's situation, she was quick to message [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|RockmanKQ]], only to be put in contact with his operator instead. Faced with no other choice, she finally reconciled with NettoKQ, feeling bad for him after seeing Serpentine slam him so badly. With the Shadow Trance ability under her belt, a growing obsession with power festers in the back of Lan's mind, and she harasses the Undernet chatroom for training advice. Mel takes her up on her offer, passing her along the knife she stole from [[Rei Tao]].

Feeling like a monster due to her attitude and abilities, she seeks advice from NettoFS once more, inadvertently finding herself embroiled in the spectres of the Silver Divison that have come back to haunt him. She nearly loses herself to the influence of [[Atsuki Homura (Falling Stars)|Atsuki HomuraFS]]'s nihilism, but recovers thanks to NettoFS's encouragement.

== Relationships ==
* [[Rock.EXE]]: Her NetNavi and best friend, Lan is violently protective of Rock and endlessly thankful for her continued existence. Thanks to the two's strong bond, they've influenced each other in subtle ways, with Lan developing a longing for Rock's tougher exterior and mannerisms.
* [[Triese Abysa]]: A close friend. Lan initially hated her thanks to her pushy personality, but once they began talking, Triese immediately backed off and became a reliable ally. Lan is endlessly surprised by how empathetic she is.
* [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]]: Another close friend and ally, Lan considers her a trustworthy confidant. She is unaware of Iris' true nature as a NetNavi.
* [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]]: After reconciling, the two have developed a mutual respect for each other, and remain in contact.
* [[Errata Strumm]]: Lan has taken it upon herself to hold Errata accountable for her mistakes, and forces her to stay in her circle of attention, whether or not either of them like it.
* [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]]: Extremely close friends, Lan looks up to him like an older sibling. Both of them are aware of how bizarrely similar they are, and have bonded over the hurt slashed over their hearts.
* [[Netto Hikari (Keep Quiet)|Netto HikariKQ]]: Lan initially thoughtlessly blamed him for Triese's Nixtruel poisoning, simply out of a misplaced fear that someone sharing her name could be entwined with the Officials. After Serpentine's deletion, however, she is slowly opening up to him.
* [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]]: Another close friend, Lan thinks that he is extremely cool and reliable. She has an immense amount of respect for him and the suffering he's had to endure, and the two have been quite emotionally open with each other. Secretly, subconsciously, she aspires to be like him.
* [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]: Lan considers her a reliable ally, and feels indebted to her after the Colossus Coliseum incident; she perceives her as having saved her from Serpentine's control.
* [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]]: Impossibly, Lan has found herself getting along with him. Having to comfort him after the two of them were gored horribly tends to break the ice. She trusts in Netto's claim that he has a "ferociously reassuring aura".
* [[Reg Garret]]: While his expectations for what a "Lan" would be got them off on the wrong foot, Lan has begun to respect him after they beat each other up and Reg explained his battle against Apex.
* [[Ellen Stream]]: Despite fighting alongside her multiple times, Lan is on poor terms with her for a reason that even she doesn't quite understand. These two have yet to get over their teenage drama-fueled personality clash.
* [[Mellicent Kidd]]: Lan has developed a strange respect for her after they beat the hell out of each other. She feels she doesn't quite understand her, but considers her trustworthy.
* [[Aon.EXE]]: An enemy. Anyone who doesn't like Rock is on Lan's shitlist.
* [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]]: Lan respects him and feels bad for him, wishing that she could do anything about his terrible situation.

== Threads ==
* 2024-05-23: [[Thread:no matter what!|no matter what!]] - NettoKQ leads the charge to rescue Triese from Dr. RegalKQ's clutches.
* 2024-06-22: [[Thread:and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?|and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?]] - LanCR and Lurerre, trying desperately to comfort the Nixtruel-deprived Triese, are visited by Pen and RockmanKQ
* 2024-06-24: [[Thread:don't run away, it's only me!|don't run away, it's only me!]] - MeiruFS, RollFS, and RockmanFS invite every Lan in the chatroom to a sleepover, under the pretense of testing the Fossa Trackers.
* 2024-07-05: [[Thread:Shepherd's Concert|Shepherd's Concert]] - RockmanKQ bonds with LanCR over a ''Disturbed'' concert.
* 2024-07-24: [[Thread:Rock n' Rumble|Rock n' Rumble]] - Rock and RockmanKQ visit an Undernet fight ring. It gets bloody.
* 2024-07-28: [[Thread:broken eyes watching over us|broken eyes watching over us]] - NettoFS helps LanCR mod her PET, while Lan soothes his paranoia about the chatroom.
* 2024-08-13: [[Thread:Into the blue|Into the blue]] - Reg and Triese drag their Hikari accomplices to the Penguin Gardens aquarium. Viruses and high emotions chase them down.
* 2024-08-23: '''!!!''' [[Threads:really, we should have realized this sooner.|really, we should have realized this sooner.]] - NettoKQ finds LanCR in a place she doesn't belong in.
* 2024-08-29: [[Thread:rises the moon|rises the moon]] - RockmanKQ meets with the Megaman that LanCR speaks so highly of.
* 2024-09-09: [[Thread:My Favorite Pool of Urchins|My Favorite Pool of Urchins]] - Triese barges into Mel's apartment uninvited.
* 2024-09-15: [[Thread:everyone has been doing emails|everyone has been doing emails]] - NettoFS and MeiruFS, with ineffective assistance from LanCR, attempt to teach EnzanFS how to "post".
* 2024-09-18: [[Thread:visitation of the ghost|visitation of the ghost]] - RockmanKQ and LanCR hang out at the mall.
* 2024-10-01: '''!!!''' [[Threads:she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!|she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!]] - Dark RockmanKQ, let out for Halloween, manipulates LanCR into succumbing to his will.
* 2024-10-07: [[Thread:Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!|Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!]] - The quest for MagnoMetal takes everyone to the CROSSFADE Oran Isle, where they clash with a mysterious robotics company known as Dead Hand.
* 2025-02-03: [[Thread:THIR13EN|THIR13EN]] - LanCR, Kaita, and Mary are trapped within a horror movie-themed Liminal Space.
* 2025-02-24: [[Thread:dead things (like we are)|dead things (like we are)]] - Per NettoKQ's suggestion, LanCR, NettoFS, and RockmanKQ go shopping and eat frozen yogurt together. The appearence of another Arcana virus instantly wipes that slate clean.
* 2025-04-12: [[Thread:The Starliner Express|The Starliner Express]] - The first of Alpha's agents makes their move, inviting four disparate users onto a luxurious train ride.
* 2025-07-20: [[Thread:The Sin of Obedience|The Sin of Obedience]] - Reg, frustrated with his assignments at DART, absentmindedly slips to LanCR's world. Tensions boil to a head once he's discovered.
* 2025-10-03: [[Thread:The Colossus Challenge|The Colossus Challenge]] - The passengers of the Starliner Express are trapped by another agent of Alpha and forced to participate in a merciless tournament.
* 2025-10-15: [[Thread:you make a good other.|you make a good other.]] - After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, LanCR finally reconciles with NettoKQ.
* 2025-10-17: [[Thread:Rage and Violence 101|Rage and Violence 101]] - LanCR, desperate for strength in the aftermath of the Guardians' attack, begs Mel to train her.
* 2025-12-23: [[Thread:Soul's Impact|Soul's Impact]] - Triese referees a no-holds-barred NetBattle between Ellen and LanCR.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:CRLanOriginal.png|Lan's original design, by unekolea.
File:CRLanWinter.png|Lan's winter outfit, by Cosmine19.
File:CRLanCurrent.png|Lan's current outfit, by CHARLLAHAN.
File:CRLanMiddleFinger.png
File:CRLanThirteen.png
File:CRLanTrieseUni.png
File:Hub hallucination.png
File:Hub concert.png
File:CRLanSynchroUni.png
File:CRLanShadowTrance.png
File:CRLanShadow.png
File:Hub evillan.png
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== Notes ==
* Some might call her the "Roxas" to the canonical Lan's "Sora". Everyone knows that this is true.
* In NetBattling, she prefers Break-type Battle Chips such as Air Hockey and Drill Arm.

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Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)

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"All of this is who I am now. So I can't cry about it changing me anymore. My fate... is to battle on."

=== Profile ===

Meiru used to think she was completely normal in every way. Then, she lost her [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars) | light]], and threw all her old dreams away to fight in his stead. But now, she's starting to wonder if she might've been just a regular girl all along. After all, she's got all the usual concerns of a girl her age—deciding where to go for college, adjusting to having her long-lost crush back in her life after helping to bring an entire nation to its knees to save him, finding her lost dog so she can Cross Fuse...

She's like any other girl. She's like no other girl.

===Skills===

Net Savior, Cross Fusion Member, Rush Wrangler, Surprising Strength, Secondhand Self-Defense Lessons, Running Style: Pace Chaser (Turf, Long), Expert Budgeter, Net Chess Prefectural Semi-Finalist

==History==
===First Impressions===
The only daughter of Ai Sakurai and Cody Linkler, Meiru was born and raised in a quiet Japanese suburb, far from her parents' Ameroupe-based talent agency. But while both adults agreed keeping such a young and impressionable girl away from the cutthroat world of stardom was what was best for her, neither was quite ready to leave it behind yet. Once Meiru had turned eight, Ai commissioned a companion Navi, [[Roll.EXE (Falling Stars) | Roll.EXEFS]], to keep the girl out of trouble, entrusted Meiru with an allowance sizeable enough for her to run the house in her mother's stead... and promptly returned to the talent agency in Heaven's City with her husband.

To their credit—and with the guiding critique of Meiru's maternal grandmother, Nadeshiko Sakurai—Meiru and Roll barely missed a step; interweaving household chores, piano lessons, playtime, school time, and studying all the most girlish trends with ease. But didn't every girl her age...?

===Trying Not to Get Left Behind===
"I'm not like you or Enzan. I'm just a... normal girl."

===A Cruel Reality===

===Arrival of a New Generation===

===Nightmarish Reunion===

===Reconciliation and Recovery===

===Back in the Deep End===

===Search for the MagnoMetal===

===Formation! The Αlpha Squad===

==Relationships==

==Threads==

===Flashpoints===

==Gallery==
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File:Rudles.png|Meiru's current design sheet.|alt=alt language
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==Notes==

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Lan Hikari (Cross Reflection)

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<blockquote>"I'm... I'm my ''own'' person now! So drill this into your thick skull: ''I. HATE. YOU! '''GET OUT OF MY LIFE!!'''''"</blockquote>

'''Lan Hikari''' is the main character of [https://archiveofourown.org/works/49189417/chapters/124115146 ''Mega Man Battle Network: Cross Reflection''] and its sequel, [https://archiveofourown.org/works/58780243/chapters/149796970 ''Cross Shadows'']. An alternate counterpart of the canonical Lan Hikari, she is a lonely, moody teenage girl deeply affected by the tragedy in the Hikari family, which in her universe had no solace. Her NetNavi is [[Rock.EXE]].

An unlucky girl born into an unlucky family, she was left to wonder for years and years how things could've gone differently. The Hikaris are infamous in her instance for playing a role in the downfall of the Internet; shortly before the [[Autuvera]] outbreak, her father, [[Yuichiro Hikari (CR)|Yuichiro Hikari]], made news when his project to convert the soul of Lan's dying older brother into a Navi leaked to the public. After Autuvera, the family slowly fell apart, leaving Lan scarred and alone with no company other than her eternally busy mother. Haunted by traumatic memories and slowly developing depression from the decay of everything around her, Lan was only pulled out of her shell by a deus ex machina from another world.

One strange occurrence sprawled out into a dozen more and a dozen more after that, and eventually, and Lan came out the other end of a conspiracy puppeteered by the very ghosts that haunted her with the resolve to protect the world she'd found things to love in. While she fought by the side of another world's Megaman in their battle against the [[Destroying Angel]], she was gifted a custom-made battle Navi by none other than [[Dr. Wily (CR)|Dr. Wily]] once Megaman went home. Lan and Rock hit it off incredibly quickly - being metaphorically ''and'' literally made for each other - and have become tighter knit than ever after an incident at the messy Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament. Now, self-fashioning themselves as "vigilantes", they've sworn to help as many broken hearts spread throughout the real world and the Net as they can.

== Personality ==

Lan is a moody, troubled preteen who is belligerent and antisocial on the surface, pushing people away as a self-defense mechanism. Years of being bullied and pitied by the people around her have left her lonely and reclusive; much of her time is spent inside or just around her home. She's near-violently protective of the people she _has_ opened up to, however, and quickly thaws and becomes unendingly sincere around people who aren't treating her like a freak. She's also a fast learner, picking up rollerskating solely on her own time and becoming a force to be reckoned with at NetBattling incredibly quickly. With a Navi by her side, she's gravitated toward the Internet far more, feeling that it gives her a true voice, power, and identity to call her own.

She is very attached to Rock above all else, and is the most vulnerable around her. They've made a powerful battling duo as well, with their Synchro being volatile enough to enable a connection between them known as "Shadow Trance". Shadow Trance not only enhances Rock's abilities, but it enhances Lan's physical capabilities and lowers her inhibitions as well; neither of them really know the extent of the chaotic energy that drives their harmony, or how deeply it intertwines their souls with each other's. For all her experience, Lan is hotheaded and easily manipulable, and frequently turns to violent and dark solutions to problems - paranoia and self-hatred is unfortunately deep-rooted in her. She's a good, strong-willed person underneath the messy exterior, however.

== Appearance ==

Lan is about the same height as her canon counterpart (4'10, 146m), and shares much in common with him appearance-wise. She has brown eyes, and wears a pink jacket with orange highlights, cyan shorts, and orange sports shoes. Her brown hair is incredibly fluffy and messy, with tufts of it covering the cyan bandana with an upside-down heart symbol she always wears. She also wears pink fingerless gloves, which she habitually wears to cover the scars and cuts induced by recklessness. She frequently carries around a black backpack that she tends to clutch the straps of.

While she looks a bit twiglike and/or plushlike on the surface, Lan is fairly physically active and quite a bit stronger than your average angry 13-year old. She was already pretty scrappy even before she met Megaman, but now, with Rock by her side, she's become even stronger - and is slowly gravitating toward spikier looks. While under the effects of Shadow Trance, her eyes and bandana glow red, and strange dark particles coalesce around her body, sometimes forming into strange, bat-like wings.

== History ==

Prior to the events of ''Cross Reflection'', Lan was the second child born to Yuichiro and Haruka Hikari, after her brother Hub five years prior. Hub was born with a genetic disease known only as HBD, which slowly began to kill him when she was three years old. Yuichiro, desperate to save him, attempted to extract his DNA and transfer his soul to a NetNavi body - but unlike in canon, this process failed for an unknown reason. Hub passed away, and the Hikari family crumbled as Autuvera destroyed the Net that they had worked so hard to cultivate. Two years of living in a broken home pass before Yuichiro disappears, leaving Lan and her mother to pick up the pieces. Lan is pushed into becoming an antisocial recluse thanks to the infamy of her family's name and all the bullying and pity that came with it.

=== Destroying Angel incident ===

Baited out by the appearance of a mysterious portal, a [[Megaman.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Megaman.EXE]] from another world soon fell into Lan's instance, taken into custody after defeating the mysterious NetNavi [[Sapronosis.EXE]]. After being called over to the Official center, Lan impulsively granted the lost Megaman a sanctuary, despite never having a NetNavi before. It wasn't long before the suicide cult [[Kituvest]] and their various allies began seeking them out, however, seeking answers as to how Megaman was able to defeat the "Angel of Decay" that they worshiped.

Initially assisted by [[Carme Julvino]] and their Void Guardian Navis, they all butted heads as their egos clashed and Lan sought to prove herself useful to the world. Through a series of incidents, Lan bonded with [[Triese Abysa]] and [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]], also meeting the latter's father and his so-called "World Three". As they slowly unveiled Kituvest's plot, Carme lashed out against them to steal various super-programs that they'd been keeping out of Kituvest's hands, stabbing Megaman - and therefore the Synchro-infused Lan - with a hallucinogenic drug.

After recovering and reconciling with Megaman's original operator, a Lan that she can't help but view as having never suffered, the two of them nearly talk down Kituvest's leader before being interrupted by [[Timeman.EXE]], who turns out to be the servant of the long-lost Yuichiro Hikari, having been pulling the strings the entire time. Travelling to Yuichiro's hideout on Tartarus Isle, she and her friends, assisted by Megaman's operator and the Chaud Ijuin of his world, fought against the remnants of Kituvest's allies, as well as a desperate-for-glory Carme. Yuichiro revealed his plan to restart the Net with an Autuvera-spreading program named the Destroying Angel, which she and Megaman managed to defeat with the help of a "Triple Synchro" from Megaman's operator.

The group escaped the crumbling Tartarus, with Sapronosis sacrificing itself to secure Megaman's safety. Lan and Megaman then parted ways, with the former tearfully realizing that she'd finally escaped the shadow of her past and claimed her life for herself.

=== Rescuing Triese ===

After the defeat of the Destroying Angel (a.k.a. the end of ''Cross Reflection''), Dr. Wily gifted Lan a NetNavi, [[Rock.EXE]], to call her own. The two hit it off extremely quickly and began honing their skills, but it wasn't long before the [[chatroom]] automatically installed itself onto her and her friends' PETs. Lan initially ignores the chatroom, in contrast to Triese's boundless enthusiasm, but that same enthusiasm turns the latter into a target of [[Doctor Regal (Keep Quiet)|Dr. RegalKQ]]. When Triese goes missing, she and Lurerre beg for the chatroom's insistence, and a large group infiltrate Regal's base - only for the majority of them to be used as further test subjects for Regal and [[Yuichiro Hikari (Shadowfall)|Dr. HikariSF]]'s machinations.

Once she's freed from a Pulse Transmission chair, and they escape a bizarre dark clone of Triese, they rescue the real Triese and bring her home. While Triese recovers from being drugged with [[Nixtruel]], Lan begins to interact with the chatroom, feeling indebted to them for helping rescue her friend. She becomes fast friends with [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]] and [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]], confessing her messy feelings about her life and identity to the both of them. She also meets [[Mellicent Kidd]], who confronts her about Triese being kept in the dark about what really happened to her in Regal's lab, and [[Reg Garret]] and [[Eniac Ijuin]], who she finds weird as hell.

=== MagnoMetal hunt ===

Per [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]'s suggestion, [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]] volunteered to host a beach party on his world's version of Oran Isle. To protect everyone from the effects of the worldwide [[SoulNet]], however, they required a large supply of MagnoMetal - which Lan and Triese quickly discovered was in bountiful supply in their world. Lan formed a team with MeiruFS, LanSF and Jasmine to infiltrate her world's Oran Isle and pilfer a MagnoMetal supply with the help of a drill machine borrowed from Dr. Wily.

Encountering the enigmatic [[Dead Hand]] organization, they were allowed to take their MagnoMetal samples amongst their drilling operation, only for the machine to be attacked by a virus only known as [[Arcana virus|"The Lovers"]]. Defeating the virus, they recovered a "vault" it used as its core, and Lan swiftly snatched up the opportunity to deliver the fault to the Ministry of ScienceFS to avoid being invited to the incoming beach party.

Instead, while following NettoFS's directions, Lan was accidentally caught in the crossfire of a Liminal Space. Rendevouzing with [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]] and [[Mary Towa (Falling Stars)|Mary TowaFS]], the three of them explored a haunted house themed after a horror movie, repeatedly succumbing to its bloody machinations. Lan, forced to comfort the young NetSaviors so that they can escape, ends up sleeping over at the Ministry overnight, confiding in Kaita her conflicted feelings about repeatedly visiting their instance. Kaita reassures her, and Lan is left to linger on the feeling of fighting alongside Rock in the same physical space.

=== Alpha Squad ===

Not long after, Lan and Rock received a mysterious ticket inviting them to the Starliner Express, a supposed luxury train that they had never heard of. After being directed there through a line that didn't quite make sense, she met up with MeiruFS, [[Ellen Stream]], and [[Aon.EXE]], who soon realized they were the only passengers on the train. Harassing the [[Conductor]] of the express for information, they soon find out that they are an extension of [[Alpha]]'s will, and wish to put the group to sleep such that they can harness their data.

While battling the Conductor, Rock lost control of herself once more, this time in front of both Lan and Aon. Earning Aon's ire, Lan crumpled as she protected her Navi and broke down in tears over the Conductor's motivations. She quietly left after the Conductor's deletion, and took her anger out on Reg a few days later; thankfully, the two dispel the tension between each other and actually bond for real this time.

Alpha's agents soon track her down once more, however, and she finds herself trapped in the Colossus Coliseum with MeiruFS, Ellen, and Aon once more. They meet the manipulative [[Serpentine]], who forces them all to fight each other in her endless tournament. Lan loses to MeiruFS in the first round, resulting in Rock being kidnapped by Serpentine and Dark RockmanKQ. Desperate, Lan illegally gambles in Serpentine's casino to win Rock back, but is unknowingly planted with a mind control seed in the process.

When Ellen falls under Serpentine's control, fighting to win and trap herself in the tournament forever, Lan joins her as well, succumbing once Ellen taunts her for being weak. RollFS and Aon battle against a forcibly-controlled Rock and Cometman, managing to free the four of them and reconvene with a battered NettoKQ, who had also been under Serpentine's thrall. NettoKQ calls the Officials while the rest track down and delete Serpentine. Lan, deeply rattled by the experience, returns home, trying her best to forget about the whole ordeal.

=== Lotus Engine incident ===

Soon afterward, Dr. Wily requested that Lan and Rock participate in the overseas Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament, both to test Rock's mettle and to investigate odd shipment reports that his adopted son [[Baryl (Cross Reflection)|Baryl]]CR tracked down. Lan, Triese, and MegamanCR travel to Netopia, the former effortlessly crushing the tournament preliminaries and meeting her world's counterparts of [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]] and [[Chaud Ijuin (Cross Reflection)|Chaud IjuinCR]] along the way - on top of discovering that she's being stalked by the self-fashioned guerilla reporter [[Errata Strumm]].

It's not long before Lan stumbles into a conspiracy involving three infiltrators going by the names "Code Marguerite", "Code Tulip", and "Code Gardenia", who seek to destroy the mysterious "Memory Refractors" for some unknown purpose. She becomes obsessed with tracking them down and finding out who their enigmatic leader, "the Lady", is, all the while Carme's Navi, Star, returns as [[Nebula.EXE]], successfully managing to infect Rock with a piece of herself. Rock becomes increasingly unstable as Lan advances through the tournament and begins to suspect Mayl as the mastermind pulling the strings, only to be proven wrong once both the Code group and Nebula infiltrate the train they're both on, forcing them to team up to take down Nebula's Sticky Empura virus.

The Nebula situation comes to a head soon after in the ruins of Arvestyitel, and with the assistance of Megaman, she battles through the network of an abandoned sanctuary to save Rock. Connecting with her Navi via Full Synchro, the two of them unlock Rock's full potential in the form of "Shadow Trance", an even higher state of Synchro that influences both participants' physical and mental states, and swiftly execute Nebula, deleting her for good.

After reconciling with Mayl and defeating her in battle, Lan is crowned the winner of Luminous Revival, only to immediately uncover who the true mastermind behind everything is - her new friend [[Prairie Lotophage]], the despondent sister of the late Ciel Lotophage and leader of the Guardians volunteer organization. Pressured to carry on Ciel's legacy - which was cut short by a horrific act of police violence - Prairie sought to revive the Lotus Engine, a program that would unify all NetNavis into a singular consciousness by trapping them all in eternal dreams. Lan and the friends she met along the way infiltrate the ruined Château de Nuage castle to defeat the Guardians, and she manages to successfully destroy the Lotus Engine, though not without breaking Prairie's heart. Lan bitterly resolves to help Prairie and to become a vigilante for the betterment of the world, to prevent something like Ciel's murder from ever happening again.

=== Creeping shadows ===

After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, Lan returned home and reconnected to the chatroom, utterly exhausted. Wrought with guilt over Prairie's situation, she was quick to message [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|RockmanKQ]], only to be put in contact with his operator instead. Faced with no other choice, she finally reconciled with NettoKQ, feeling bad for him after seeing Serpentine slam him so badly. With the Shadow Trance ability under her belt, a growing obsession with power festers in the back of Lan's mind, and she harasses the Undernet chatroom for training advice. Mel takes her up on her offer, passing her along the knife she stole from [[Rei Tao]].

Feeling like a monster due to her attitude and abilities, she seeks advice from NettoFS once more, inadvertently finding herself embroiled in the spectres of the Silver Divison that have come back to haunt him. She nearly loses herself to the influence of [[Atsuki Homura (Falling Stars)|Atsuki HomuraFS]]'s nihilism, but recovers thanks to NettoFS's encouragement.

== Relationships ==
* [[Rock.EXE]]: Her NetNavi and best friend, Lan is violently protective of Rock and endlessly thankful for her continued existence. Thanks to the two's strong bond, they've influenced each other in subtle ways, with Lan developing a longing for Rock's tougher exterior and mannerisms.
* [[Triese Abysa]]: A close friend. Lan initially hated her thanks to her pushy personality, but once they began talking, Triese immediately backed off and became a reliable ally. Lan is endlessly surprised by how empathetic she is.
* [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]]: Another close friend and ally, Lan considers her a trustworthy confidant. She is unaware of Iris' true nature as a NetNavi.
* [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]]: After reconciling, the two have developed a mutual respect for each other, and remain in contact.
* [[Errata Strumm]]: Lan has taken it upon herself to hold Errata accountable for her mistakes, and forces her to stay in her circle of attention, whether or not either of them like it.
* [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]]: Extremely close friends, Lan looks up to him like an older sibling. Both of them are aware of how bizarrely similar they are, and have bonded over the hurt slashed over their hearts.
* [[Netto Hikari (Keep Quiet)|Netto HikariKQ]]: Lan initially thoughtlessly blamed him for Triese's Nixtruel poisoning, simply out of a misplaced fear that someone sharing her name could be entwined with the Officials. After Serpentine's deletion, however, she is slowly opening up to him.
* [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]]: Another close friend, Lan thinks that he is extremely cool and reliable. She has an immense amount of respect for him and the suffering he's had to endure, and the two have been quite emotionally open with each other. Secretly, subconsciously, she aspires to be like him.
* [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]: Lan considers her a reliable ally, and feels indebted to her after the Colossus Coliseum incident; she perceives her as having saved her from Serpentine's control.
* [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]]: Impossibly, Lan has found herself getting along with him. Having to comfort him after the two of them were gored horribly tends to break the ice. She trusts in Netto's claim that he has a "ferociously reassuring aura".
* [[Reg Garret]]: While his expectations for what a "Lan" would be got them off on the wrong foot, Lan has begun to respect him after they beat each other up and Reg explained his battle against Apex.
* [[Ellen Stream]]: Despite fighting alongside her multiple times, Lan is on poor terms with her for a reason that even she doesn't quite understand. These two have yet to get over their teenage drama-fueled personality clash.
* [[Mellicent Kidd]]: Lan has developed a strange respect for her after they beat the hell out of each other. She feels she doesn't quite understand her, but considers her trustworthy.
* [[Aon.EXE]]: An enemy. Anyone who doesn't like Rock is on Lan's shitlist.
* [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]]: Lan respects him and feels bad for him, wishing that she could do anything about his terrible situation.

== Threads ==
* 2024-05-23: [[Threads:no matter what!|no matter what!]] - NettoKQ leads the charge to rescue Triese from Dr. RegalKQ's clutches.
* 2024-06-22: [[Threads:and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?|and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?]] - LanCR and Lurerre, trying desperately to comfort the Nixtruel-deprived Triese, are visited by Pen and RockmanKQ
* 2024-06-24: [[Threads:don't run away, it's only me!|don't run away, it's only me!]] - MeiruFS, RollFS, and RockmanFS invite every Lan in the chatroom to a sleepover, under the pretense of testing the Fossa Trackers.
* 2024-07-05: [[Threads:Shepherd's Concert|Shepherd's Concert]] - RockmanKQ bonds with LanCR over a ''Disturbed'' concert.
* 2024-07-24: [[Threads:Rock n' Rumble|Rock n' Rumble]] - Rock and RockmanKQ visit an Undernet fight ring. It gets bloody.
* 2024-07-28: [[Threads:broken eyes watching over us|broken eyes watching over us]] - NettoFS helps LanCR mod her PET, while Lan soothes his paranoia about the chatroom.
* 2024-08-13: [[Threads:Into the blue|Into the blue]] - Reg and Triese drag their Hikari accomplices to the Penguin Gardens aquarium. Viruses and high emotions chase them down.
* 2024-08-23: '''!!!''' [[Threads:really, we should have realized this sooner.|really, we should have realized this sooner.]] - NettoKQ finds LanCR in a place she doesn't belong in.
* 2024-08-29: [[Threads:rises the moon|rises the moon]] - RockmanKQ meets with the Megaman that LanCR speaks so highly of.
* 2024-09-09: [[Threads:My Favorite Pool of Urchins|My Favorite Pool of Urchins]] - Triese barges into Mel's apartment uninvited.
* 2024-09-15: [[Threads:everyone has been doing emails|everyone has been doing emails]] - NettoFS and MeiruFS, with ineffective assistance from LanCR, attempt to teach EnzanFS how to "post".
* 2024-09-18: [[Threads:visitation of the ghost|visitation of the ghost]] - RockmanKQ and LanCR hang out at the mall.
* 2024-10-01: '''!!!''' [[Threads:she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!|she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!]] - Dark RockmanKQ, let out for Halloween, manipulates LanCR into succumbing to his will.
* 2024-10-07: [[Threads:Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!|Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!]] - The quest for MagnoMetal takes everyone to the CROSSFADE Oran Isle, where they clash with a mysterious robotics company known as Dead Hand.
* 2025-02-03: [[Threads:THIR13EN|THIR13EN]] - LanCR, Kaita, and Mary are trapped within a horror movie-themed Liminal Space.
* 2025-02-24: [[Threads:dead things (like we are)|dead things (like we are)]] - Per NettoKQ's suggestion, LanCR, NettoFS, and RockmanKQ go shopping and eat frozen yogurt together. The appearence of another Arcana virus instantly wipes that slate clean.
* 2025-04-12: [[Threads:The Starliner Express|The Starliner Express]] - The first of Alpha's agents makes their move, inviting four disparate users onto a luxurious train ride.
* 2025-07-20: [[Threads:The Sin of Obedience|The Sin of Obedience]] - Reg, frustrated with his assignments at DART, absentmindedly slips to LanCR's world. Tensions boil to a head once he's discovered.
* 2025-10-03: [[Threads:The Colossus Challenge|The Colossus Challenge]] - The passengers of the Starliner Express are trapped by another agent of Alpha and forced to participate in a merciless tournament.
* 2025-10-15: [[Threads:you make a good other.|you make a good other.]] - After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, LanCR finally reconciles with NettoKQ.
* 2025-10-17: [[Threads:Rage and Violence 101|Rage and Violence 101]] - LanCR, desperate for strength in the aftermath of the Guardians' attack, begs Mel to train her.
* 2025-12-23: [[Threads:Soul's Impact|Soul's Impact]] - Triese referees a no-holds-barred NetBattle between Ellen and LanCR.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:CRLanOriginal.png|Lan's original design, by unekolea.
File:CRLanWinter.png|Lan's winter outfit, by Cosmine19.
File:CRLanCurrent.png|Lan's current outfit, by CHARLLAHAN.
File:CRLanMiddleFinger.png
File:CRLanThirteen.png
File:CRLanTrieseUni.png
File:Hub hallucination.png
File:Hub concert.png
File:CRLanSynchroUni.png
File:CRLanShadowTrance.png
File:CRLanShadow.png
File:Hub evillan.png
</gallery>

== Notes ==
* Some might call her the "Roxas" to the canonical Lan's "Sora". Everyone knows that this is true.
* In NetBattling, she prefers Break-type Battle Chips such as Air Hockey and Drill Arm.

[[Category:Characters]]

Lan Hikari (Cross Reflection)

2026-02-23T04:54:34Z

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|image = [[File:CRLan Uni.png|300px]]
|Instance = [[CROSSFADE | CR-S]]
|Age = 13
|Pronouns = she/her
|NetNavi = [[Rock.EXE]] Megaman.EXE (formerly)
}}

<blockquote>"I'm... I'm my ''own'' person now! So drill this into your thick skull: ''I. HATE. YOU! '''GET OUT OF MY LIFE!!'''''"</blockquote>

'''Lan Hikari''' is the main character of [https://archiveofourown.org/works/49189417/chapters/124115146 ''Mega Man Battle Network: Cross Reflection''] and its sequel, [https://archiveofourown.org/works/58780243/chapters/149796970 ''Cross Shadows'']. An alternate counterpart of the canonical Lan Hikari, she is a lonely, moody teenage girl deeply affected by the tragedy in the Hikari family, which in her universe had no solace. Her NetNavi is [[Rock.EXE]].

An unlucky girl born into an unlucky family, she was left to wonder for years and years how things could've gone differently. The Hikaris are infamous in her instance for playing a role in the downfall of the Internet; shortly before the [[Autuvera]] outbreak, her father, [[Yuichiro Hikari (CR)|Yuichiro Hikari]], made news when his project to convert the soul of Lan's dying older brother into a Navi leaked to the public. After Autuvera, the family slowly fell apart, leaving Lan scarred and alone with no company other than her eternally busy mother. Haunted by traumatic memories and slowly developing depression from the decay of everything around her, Lan was only pulled out of her shell by a deus ex machina from another world.

One strange occurrence sprawled out into a dozen more and a dozen more after that, and eventually, and Lan came out the other end of a conspiracy puppeteered by the very ghosts that haunted her with the resolve to protect the world she'd found things to love in. While she fought by the side of another world's Megaman in their battle against the [[Destroying Angel]], she was gifted a custom-made battle Navi by none other than [[Dr. Wily (CR)|Dr. Wily]] once Megaman went home. Lan and Rock hit it off incredibly quickly - being metaphorically ''and'' literally made for each other - and have become tighter knit than ever after an incident at the messy Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament. Now, self-fashioning themselves as "vigilantes", they've sworn to help as many broken hearts spread throughout the real world and the Net as they can.

== Personality ==

Lan is a moody, troubled preteen who is belligerent and antisocial on the surface, pushing people away as a self-defense mechanism. Years of being bullied and pitied by the people around her have left her lonely and reclusive; much of her time is spent inside or just around her home. She's near-violently protective of the people she _has_ opened up to, however, and quickly thaws and becomes unendingly sincere around people who aren't treating her like a freak. She's also a fast learner, picking up rollerskating solely on her own time and becoming a force to be reckoned with at NetBattling incredibly quickly. With a Navi by her side, she's gravitated toward the Internet far more, feeling that it gives her a true voice, power, and identity to call her own.

She is very attached to Rock above all else, and is the most vulnerable around her. They've made a powerful battling duo as well, with their Synchro being volatile enough to enable a connection between them known as "Shadow Trance". Shadow Trance not only enhances Rock's abilities, but it enhances Lan's physical capabilities and lowers her inhibitions as well; neither of them really know the extent of the chaotic energy that drives their harmony, or how deeply it intertwines their souls with each other's. For all her experience, Lan is hotheaded and easily manipulable, and frequently turns to violent and dark solutions to problems - paranoia and self-hatred is unfortunately deep-rooted in her. She's a good, strong-willed person underneath the messy exterior, however.

== Appearance ==

Lan is about the same height as her canon counterpart (4'10, 146m), and shares much in common with him appearance-wise. She has brown eyes, and wears a pink jacket with orange highlights, cyan shorts, and orange sports shoes. Her brown hair is incredibly fluffy and messy, with tufts of it covering the cyan bandana with an upside-down heart symbol she always wears. She also wears pink fingerless gloves, which she habitually wears to cover the scars and cuts induced by recklessness. She frequently carries around a black backpack that she tends to clutch the straps of.

While she looks a bit twiglike and/or plushlike on the surface, Lan is fairly physically active and quite a bit stronger than your average angry 13-year old. She was already pretty scrappy even before she met Megaman, but now, with Rock by her side, she's become even stronger - and is slowly gravitating toward spikier looks. While under the effects of Shadow Trance, her eyes and bandana glow red, and strange dark particles coalesce around her body, sometimes forming into strange, bat-like wings.

== History ==

Prior to the events of ''Cross Reflection'', Lan was the second child born to Yuichiro and Haruka Hikari, after her brother Hub five years prior. Hub was born with a genetic disease known only as HBD, which slowly began to kill him when she was three years old. Yuichiro, desperate to save him, attempted to extract his DNA and transfer his soul to a NetNavi body - but unlike in canon, this process failed for an unknown reason. Hub passed away, and the Hikari family crumbled as Autuvera destroyed the Net that they had worked so hard to cultivate. Two years of living in a broken home pass before Yuichiro disappears, leaving Lan and her mother to pick up the pieces. Lan is pushed into becoming an antisocial recluse thanks to the infamy of her family's name and all the bullying and pity that came with it.

=== Destroying Angel incident ===

Baited out by the appearance of a mysterious portal, a [[Megaman.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Megaman.EXE]] from another world soon fell into Lan's instance, taken into custody after defeating the mysterious NetNavi [[Sapronosis.EXE]]. After being called over to the Official center, Lan impulsively granted the lost Megaman a sanctuary, despite never having a NetNavi before. It wasn't long before the suicide cult [[Kituvest]] and their various allies began seeking them out, however, seeking answers as to how Megaman was able to defeat the "Angel of Decay" that they worshiped.

Initially assisted by [[Carme Julvino]] and their Void Guardian Navis, they all butted heads as their egos clashed and Lan sought to prove herself useful to the world. Through a series of incidents, Lan bonded with [[Triese Abysa]] and [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]], also meeting the latter's father and his so-called "World Three". As they slowly unveiled Kituvest's plot, Carme lashed out against them to steal various super-programs that they'd been keeping out of Kituvest's hands, stabbing Megaman - and therefore the Synchro-infused Lan - with a hallucinogenic drug.

After recovering and reconciling with Megaman's original operator, a Lan that she can't help but view as having never suffered, the two of them nearly talk down Kituvest's leader before being interrupted by [[Timeman.EXE]], who turns out to be the servant of the long-lost Yuichiro Hikari, having been pulling the strings the entire time. Travelling to Yuichiro's hideout on Tartarus Isle, she and her friends, assisted by Megaman's operator and the Chaud Ijuin of his world, fought against the remnants of Kituvest's allies, as well as a desperate-for-glory Carme. Yuichiro revealed his plan to restart the Net with an Autuvera-spreading program named the Destroying Angel, which she and Megaman managed to defeat with the help of a "Triple Synchro" from Megaman's operator.

The group escaped the crumbling Tartarus, with Sapronosis sacrificing itself to secure Megaman's safety. Lan and Megaman then parted ways, with the former tearfully realizing that she'd finally escaped the shadow of her past and claimed her life for herself.

=== Rescuing Triese ===

After the defeat of the Destroying Angel (a.k.a. the end of ''Cross Reflection''), Dr. Wily gifted Lan a NetNavi, [[Rock.EXE]], to call her own. The two hit it off extremely quickly and began honing their skills, but it wasn't long before the [[chatroom]] automatically installed itself onto her and her friends' PETs. Lan initially ignores the chatroom, in contrast to Triese's boundless enthusiasm, but that same enthusiasm turns the latter into a target of [[Doctor Regal (Keep Quiet)|Dr. RegalKQ]]. When Triese goes missing, she and Lurerre beg for the chatroom's insistence, and a large group infiltrate Regal's base - only for the majority of them to be used as further test subjects for Regal and [[Yuichiro Hikari (Shadowfall)|Dr. HikariSF]]'s machinations.

Once she's freed from a Pulse Transmission chair, and they escape a bizarre dark clone of Triese, they rescue the real Triese and bring her home. While Triese recovers from being drugged with [[Nixtruel]], Lan begins to interact with the chatroom, feeling indebted to them for helping rescue her friend. She becomes fast friends with [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]] and [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]], confessing her messy feelings about her life and identity to the both of them. She also meets [[Mellicent Kidd]], who confronts her about Triese being kept in the dark about what really happened to her in Regal's lab, and [[Reg Garrett]] and [[Eniac Ijuin]], who she finds weird as hell.

=== MagnoMetal hunt ===

Per [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]'s suggestion, [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]] volunteered to host a beach party on his world's version of Oran Isle. To protect everyone from the effects of the worldwide [[SoulNet]], however, they required a large supply of MagnoMetal - which Lan and Triese quickly discovered was in bountiful supply in their world. Lan formed a team with MeiruFS, LanSF and Jasmine to infiltrate her world's Oran Isle and pilfer a MagnoMetal supply with the help of a drill machine borrowed from Dr. Wily.

Encountering the enigmatic [[Dead Hand]] organization, they were allowed to take their MagnoMetal samples amongst their drilling operation, only for the machine to be attacked by a virus only known as [[Arcana virus|"The Lovers"]]. Defeating the virus, they recovered a "vault" it used as its core, and Lan swiftly snatched up the opportunity to deliver the fault to the Ministry of ScienceFS to avoid being invited to the incoming beach party.

Instead, while following NettoFS's directions, Lan was accidentally caught in the crossfire of a Liminal Space. Rendevouzing with [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]] and [[Mary Towa (Falling Stars)|Mary TowaFS]], the three of them explored a haunted house themed after a horror movie, repeatedly succumbing to its bloody machinations. Lan, forced to comfort the young NetSaviors so that they can escape, ends up sleeping over at the Ministry overnight, confiding in Kaita her conflicted feelings about repeatedly visiting their instance. Kaita reassures her, and Lan is left to linger on the feeling of fighting alongside Rock in the same physical space.

=== Alpha Squad ===

Not long after, Lan and Rock received a mysterious ticket inviting them to the Starliner Express, a supposed luxury train that they had never heard of. After being directed there through a line that didn't quite make sense, she met up with MeiruFS, [[Ellen Stream]], and [[Aon.EXE]], who soon realized they were the only passengers on the train. Harassing the [[Conductor]] of the express for information, they soon find out that they are an extension of [[Alpha]]'s will, and wish to put the group to sleep such that they can harness their data.

While battling the Conductor, Rock lost control of herself once more, this time in front of both Lan and Aon. Earning Aon's ire, Lan crumpled as she protected her Navi and broke down in tears over the Conductor's motivations. She quietly left after the Conductor's deletion, and took her anger out on Reg a few days later; thankfully, the two dispel the tension between each other and actually bond for real this time.

Alpha's agents soon track her down once more, however, and she finds herself trapped in the Colossus Coliseum with MeiruFS, Ellen, and Aon once more. They meet the manipulative [[Serpentine]], who forces them all to fight each other in her endless tournament. Lan loses to MeiruFS in the first round, resulting in Rock being kidnapped by Serpentine and Dark RockmanKQ. Desperate, Lan illegally gambles in Serpentine's casino to win Rock back, but is unknowingly planted with a mind control seed in the process.

When Ellen falls under Serpentine's control, fighting to win and trap herself in the tournament forever, Lan joins her as well, succumbing once Ellen taunts her for being weak. RollFS and Aon battle against a forcibly-controlled Rock and Cometman, managing to free the four of them and reconvene with a battered NettoKQ, who had also been under Serpentine's thrall. NettoKQ calls the Officials while the rest track down and delete Serpentine. Lan, deeply rattled by the experience, returns home, trying her best to forget about the whole ordeal.

=== Lotus Engine incident ===

Soon afterward, Dr. Wily requested that Lan and Rock participate in the overseas Luminous Revival NetBattle tournament, both to test Rock's mettle and to investigate odd shipment reports that his adopted son [[Baryl (Cross Reflection)|Baryl]]CR tracked down. Lan, Triese, and MegamanCR travel to Netopia, the former effortlessly crushing the tournament preliminaries and meeting her world's counterparts of [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]] and [[Chaud Ijuin (Cross Reflection)|Chaud IjuinCR]] along the way - on top of discovering that she's being stalked by the self-fashioned guerilla reporter [[Errata Strumm]].

It's not long before Lan stumbles into a conspiracy involving three infiltrators going by the names "Code Marguerite", "Code Tulip", and "Code Gardenia", who seek to destroy the mysterious "Memory Refractors" for some unknown purpose. She becomes obsessed with tracking them down and finding out who their enigmatic leader, "the Lady", is, all the while Carme's Navi, Star, returns as [[Nebula.EXE]], successfully managing to infect Rock with a piece of herself. Rock becomes increasingly unstable as Lan advances through the tournament and begins to suspect Mayl as the mastermind pulling the strings, only to be proven wrong once both the Code group and Nebula infiltrate the train they're both on, forcing them to team up to take down Nebula's Sticky Empura virus.

The Nebula situation comes to a head soon after in the ruins of Arvestyitel, and with the assistance of Megaman, she battles through the network of an abandoned sanctuary to save Rock. Connecting with her Navi via Full Synchro, the two of them unlock Rock's full potential in the form of "Shadow Trance", an even higher state of Synchro that influences both participants' physical and mental states, and swiftly execute Nebula, deleting her for good.

After reconciling with Mayl and defeating her in battle, Lan is crowned the winner of Luminous Revival, only to immediately uncover who the true mastermind behind everything is - her new friend [[Prairie Lotophage]], the despondent sister of the late Ciel Lotophage and leader of the Guardians volunteer organization. Pressured to carry on Ciel's legacy - which was cut short by a horrific act of police violence - Prairie sought to revive the Lotus Engine, a program that would unify all NetNavis into a singular consciousness by trapping them all in eternal dreams. Lan and the friends she met along the way infiltrate the ruined Château de Nuage castle to defeat the Guardians, and she manages to successfully destroy the Lotus Engine, though not without breaking Prairie's heart. Lan bitterly resolves to help Prairie and to become a vigilante for the betterment of the world, to prevent something like Ciel's murder from ever happening again.

=== Creeping shadows ===

After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, Lan returned home and reconnected to the chatroom, utterly exhausted. Wrought with guilt over Prairie's situation, she was quick to message [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|RockmanKQ]], only to be put in contact with his operator instead. Faced with no other choice, she finally reconciled with NettoKQ, feeling bad for him after seeing Serpentine slam him so badly. With the Shadow Trance ability under her belt, a growing obsession with power festers in the back of Lan's mind, and she harasses the Undernet chatroom for training advice. Mel takes her up on her offer, passing her along the knife she stole from [[Rei Tao]].

Feeling like a monster due to her attitude and abilities, she seeks advice from NettoFS once more, inadvertently finding herself embroiled in the spectres of the Silver Divison that have come back to haunt him. She nearly loses herself to the influence of [[Atsuki Homura (Falling Stars)|Atsuki HomuraFS]]'s nihilism, but recovers thanks to NettoFS's encouragement.

== Relationships ==
* [[Rock.EXE]]: Her NetNavi and best friend, Lan is violently protective of Rock and endlessly thankful for her continued existence. Thanks to the two's strong bond, they've influenced each other in subtle ways, with Lan developing a longing for Rock's tougher exterior and mannerisms.
* [[Triese Abysa]]: A close friend. Lan initially hated her thanks to her pushy personality, but once they began talking, Triese immediately backed off and became a reliable ally. Lan is endlessly surprised by how empathetic she is.
* [[Iris.EXE (Cross Reflection)|Iris.EXECR]]: Another close friend and ally, Lan considers her a trustworthy confidant. She is unaware of Iris' true nature as a NetNavi.
* [[Mayl Sakurai (Cross Reflection)|Mayl SakuraiCR]]: After reconciling, the two have developed a mutual respect for each other, and remain in contact.
* [[Errata Strumm]]: Lan has taken it upon herself to hold Errata accountable for her mistakes, and forces her to stay in her circle of attention, whether or not either of them like it.
* [[Rockman.EXE (Keep Quiet)|Rockman.EXEKQ]]: Extremely close friends, Lan looks up to him like an older sibling. Both of them are aware of how bizarrely similar they are, and have bonded over the hurt slashed over their hearts.
* [[Netto Hikari (Keep Quiet)|Netto HikariKQ]]: Lan initially thoughtlessly blamed him for Triese's Nixtruel poisoning, simply out of a misplaced fear that someone sharing her name could be entwined with the Officials. After Serpentine's deletion, however, she is slowly opening up to him.
* [[Netto Hikari (Falling Stars)|Netto HikariFS]]: Another close friend, Lan thinks that he is extremely cool and reliable. She has an immense amount of respect for him and the suffering he's had to endure, and the two have been quite emotionally open with each other. Secretly, subconsciously, she aspires to be like him.
* [[Meiru Sakurai (Falling Stars)|Meiru SakuraiFS]]: Lan considers her a reliable ally, and feels indebted to her after the Colossus Coliseum incident; she perceives her as having saved her from Serpentine's control.
* [[Kaita Todoroki (Falling Stars)|Kaita TodorokiFS]]: Impossibly, Lan has found herself getting along with him. Having to comfort him after the two of them were gored horribly tends to break the ice. She trusts in Netto's claim that he has a "ferociously reassuring aura".
* [[Reg Garrett]]: While his expectations for what a "Lan" would be got them off on the wrong foot, Lan has begun to respect him after they beat each other up and Reg explained his battle against Apex.
* [[Ellen Stream]]: Despite fighting alongside her multiple times, Lan is on poor terms with her for a reason that even she doesn't quite understand. These two have yet to get over their teenage drama-fueled personality clash.
* [[Mellicent Kidd]]: Lan has developed a strange respect for her after they beat the hell out of each other. She feels she doesn't quite understand her, but considers her trustworthy.
* [[Aon.EXE]]: An enemy. Anyone who doesn't like Rock is on Lan's shitlist.
* [[Lan Hikari (Shadowfall)|Lan HikariSF]]: Lan respects him and feels bad for him, wishing that she could do anything about his terrible situation.

== Threads ==
* 2024-05-23: [[Threads:no matter what!|no matter what!]] - NettoKQ leads the charge to rescue Triese from Dr. RegalKQ's clutches.
* 2024-06-22: [[Threads:and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?|and what good did sacrificing the lamb even do?]] - LanCR and Lurerre, trying desperately to comfort the Nixtruel-deprived Triese, are visited by Pen and RockmanKQ
* 2024-06-24: [[Threads:don't run away, it's only me!|don't run away, it's only me!]] - MeiruFS, RollFS, and RockmanFS invite every Lan in the chatroom to a sleepover, under the pretense of testing the Fossa Trackers.
* 2024-07-05: [[Threads:Shepherd's Concert|Shepherd's Concert]] - RockmanKQ bonds with LanCR over a ''Disturbed'' concert.
* 2024-07-24: [[Threads:Rock n' Rumble|Rock n' Rumble]] - Rock and RockmanKQ visit an Undernet fight ring. It gets bloody.
* 2024-07-28: [[Threads:broken eyes watching over us|broken eyes watching over us]] - NettoFS helps LanCR mod her PET, while Lan soothes his paranoia about the chatroom.
* 2024-08-13: [[Threads:Into the blue|Into the blue]] - Reg and Triese drag their Hikari accomplices to the Penguin Gardens aquarium. Viruses and high emotions chase them down.
* 2024-08-23: '''!!!''' [[Threads:really, we should have realized this sooner.|really, we should have realized this sooner.]] - NettoKQ finds LanCR in a place she doesn't belong in.
* 2024-08-29: [[Threads:rises the moon|rises the moon]] - RockmanKQ meets with the Megaman that LanCR speaks so highly of.
* 2024-09-09: [[Threads:My Favorite Pool of Urchins|My Favorite Pool of Urchins]] - Triese barges into Mel's apartment uninvited.
* 2024-09-15: [[Threads:everyone has been doing emails|everyone has been doing emails]] - NettoFS and MeiruFS, with ineffective assistance from LanCR, attempt to teach EnzanFS how to "post".
* 2024-09-18: [[Threads:visitation of the ghost|visitation of the ghost]] - RockmanKQ and LanCR hang out at the mall.
* 2024-10-01: '''!!!''' [[Threads:she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!|she thinks I'm a saint, but divinity was never the aim!]] - Dark RockmanKQ, let out for Halloween, manipulates LanCR into succumbing to his will.
* 2024-10-07: [[Threads:Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!|Heart♥Racing! The Oran Isle Expedition!]] - The quest for MagnoMetal takes everyone to the CROSSFADE Oran Isle, where they clash with a mysterious robotics company known as Dead Hand.
* 2025-02-03: [[Threads:THIR13EN|THIR13EN]] - LanCR, Kaita, and Mary are trapped within a horror movie-themed Liminal Space.
* 2025-02-24: [[Threads:dead things (like we are)|dead things (like we are)]] - Per NettoKQ's suggestion, LanCR, NettoFS, and RockmanKQ go shopping and eat frozen yogurt together. The appearence of another Arcana virus instantly wipes that slate clean.
* 2025-04-12: [[Threads:The Starliner Express|The Starliner Express]] - The first of Alpha's agents makes their move, inviting four disparate users onto a luxurious train ride.
* 2025-07-20: [[Threads:The Sin of Obedience|The Sin of Obedience]] - Reg, frustrated with his assignments at DART, absentmindedly slips to LanCR's world. Tensions boil to a head once he's discovered.
* 2025-10-03: [[Threads:The Colossus Challenge|The Colossus Challenge]] - The passengers of the Starliner Express are trapped by another agent of Alpha and forced to participate in a merciless tournament.
* 2025-10-15: [[Threads:you make a good other.|you make a good other.]] - After the destruction of the Lotus Engine, LanCR finally reconciles with NettoKQ.
* 2025-10-17: [[Threads:Rage and Violence 101|Rage and Violence 101]] - LanCR, desperate for strength in the aftermath of the Guardians' attack, begs Mel to train her.
* 2025-12-23: [[Threads:Soul's Impact|Soul's Impact]] - Triese referees a no-holds-barred NetBattle between Ellen and LanCR.

== Gallery ==

<gallery>
File:CRLanOriginal.png|Lan's original design, by unekolea.
File:CRLanWinter.png|Lan's winter outfit, by Cosmine19.
File:CRLanCurrent.png|Lan's current outfit, by CHARLLAHAN.
File:CRLanMiddleFinger.png
File:CRLanThirteen.png
File:CRLanTrieseUni.png
File:Hub hallucination.png
File:Hub concert.png
File:CRLanSynchroUni.png
File:CRLanShadowTrance.png
File:CRLanShadow.png
File:Hub evillan.png
</gallery>

== Notes ==
* Some might call her the "Roxas" to the canonical Lan's "Sora". Everyone knows that this is true.
* In NetBattling, she prefers Break-type Battle Chips such as Air Hockey and Drill Arm.

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Lan Hikari (CR)

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