"There is no logical explaination!" he yelled out loud, replying to his thoughts. It burned all thoughout his mind. He was an evil genius... despite his genius though, he could not seize Motherboard's throne. Maybe... perhaps, he was taking the wrong approach to this. He brought his head down to his hand in thought.
"If the children are the ones getting in my way... then I should aim my attacks at them... for now." the wheels in the Hacker's head began to turn.
"Once the children are out of the way, then all of Cyberchase will have already been defeated! With their precious 'defenders' gone, they'll simply give up!" the Hacker said to himself, a grin spreading across his face. Perhaps it was time to show the children how truly ruthless he was. Sure, the children had seen his brilliance. They had seen the spawn of his great mind unfold through plots and plans. However, they had not seen just how evil he was. The Hacker eagerly drew out a piece of paper and began on the framework of his newest... and perhaps most devious plan yet.
Meanwhile, at Control Central, the newest member of the 'family' was getting aqquainted with Motherboard's circuitry.
"Wow... well, one thing's for sure, you need ALOT of work! Some of these parts look like they haven't been replaced in eons." the girl said, pulling herself off of the ground. She pulled a hand up to her chin in thought.
"Well, Leia, what kinds of parts?" asked Digit who stood next to her. Leia chuckled to herself.
"Well... man, almost all the tiniest parts! Rust all over the place... looks like Motherboard got swept away in a flood or something!" she said. Digit looked down at one of the panels, noticing bits of rust all about.
"Well... there was that time with the cryoxide..." he mumbled. Leia patted him on the sholder and looked up at Motherboard's screen.
"You're the ruler of Cyberspace though! I'm not gonna let you go around looking like that! Nah-ah... not on MY shift!" she said proudly. Motheboard smiled warmly.
"Thank you very much for taking this position, Leia. You have a very important and very arduous task ahead of you." she said.
"Oh, trust me! I know! Once I heard that you needed a tech, I was ready for the job! I want to do anything I can to help yall." Leia replied. She pulled a notepad out and began writing down various parts that were needed. Digit pulled off a panel and inspected it as well, doing what he could to help.
"Hey, Digit..." Leia asked. Digit raised his head, hitting his head on Motherboard's circuitry.
"Digit! Are you okay?" Motherboard asked as Digit crawled out from the space. He shook his head quickly and looked up at Motherboard.
"I'm fine. I'm just not all here today." he replied. Leia laughed at his excuse.
"Digit... I got a question. Who was the last technician for Motherboard? You know... the last one to work EXCLUSIVELY on her?" she asked the bird. Digit looked off to the side, wishing he had never heard the question. He didn't say anything. Leia cocked her head off the the side and raised an eyebrow.
"Hey... did 'ya hear me?" she asked. Digit sighed and nodded. He looked up at Motherboard, who had a look on her face... one that Leia couldn't quite comprehend.
"Oh... Hacker, right?" she said quietly. Motherboard simply replied with a nod. Leia scratched the back of her head. She had her own opinion about the Hacker. She was sure though that no one here would care to hear it.
"Sorry... um, I didn't know. I mean, well I knew... I guess it just didn't kick in til..." she got out with a forced smile. She knew she hit a nerve with that. Putting up her notepad, she figured it best that she leave to get the parts. It was definately feeling awkward in there.
"Hey, I'm gonna go to the hardware store and get the parts I have listed so far. It's sure to keep me busy for the next few days." she said towards Digit. Digit shook off the fog that settled over his mind and nodded with a smile.
"Sure. The Cyber Coop is right out in the garage. The keys should be in there." he said. Leia hurried off to the garage to gather the tools and parts.
"Man... I'll make sure to avoid anything with the word 'Hacker' from now on..." she said to herself as she climbed into the small craft. The Hacker... a very strange case that extremely interested her. After all, it's not eveyday that you have the right hand man of the ruler of Cyberspace betray his maker, go into exile and come back to nearly destroy the said ruler. It sounded like something out of a classic novel... it was a shame that every bit of it was real. What could drive a man to do that? Was there a glitch somewhere during his creation? What could lead someone to that level of betrayal? Of course, deep inside Leia thought... KNEW that the Hacker couldn't truly be evil. No one could BE evil. There was good in everyone... right? Leia was quite sure that deep inside the Hacker, somewhere, was his good side begging to be released from it's cage. She definately was not prepared for the events that were soon to unfold.