DISCLAIMER: I do not own Cyberchase or any of it's characters. I just like to write about them.
Things Unknown
Chapter 1
Trapped
Date: Unknown
Place: Cyberspace; Control Central; holding cell 4
Time: Sometime after dark.
How it happened is unsure, but it ended up landing three earth children, a cyborg turkey (a cyboid), a teen borg, and a humanoid doctor in a holding cell in a place where they once found sanctuary. These people were in a world called Cyberspace. Their computer leader, Motherboard, was missing in action. The six were filled with fear as they had no idea of what to do next. Matt, Jackie, Inez, Digit, Slider, and Dr. Marbles all sat silently in the cell trying to figure out what exactly had happened. What exactly had led to their capture and Motherboard's disappearance?
Digit finally broke the silence. "I should've been there for her! Now she's gone! I'm sorry Motherboard! I- I failed you."
"Calm down, Digit, you did what needed to be done." Slider says, trying to calm the cyboid. "If you hadn't come for us we could all be . . . . dead."
"That's right! Now you are all under my control!" Came a voice from the doorway. It belonged to none other than their captor, Hacker.
His intro had spooked all six of the prisoners but it shouldn't have surprised them. They knew that they would be in for a speech from Hacker, who was more than ready to boast his victory. He appeared through the heavy metal door, which was the only way in or out of the cell, and began to gloat.
"I knew I was destined for greatness," began Hacker, "It was a matter of time before I destroyed Motherboard once and for all!" "The virus I gave her was just the beginning. My other schemes were just a distraction so you wouldn't figure out my true plan of taking over Cyberspace. And it actually worked! Not even Motherboard's little bubblehead genius figured it out until it was far too late!"
Hacker laughed manically as Marbles grimaced at the reminder of his very recent failure. As the others who had been watching Hacker with disgust now noticed the pained look on their friend's face. They then became angrier than ever. This pleased Hacker all the more. He loved the fact that they were frustrated at him, yet they could do nothing!
"I do believe I will let you poor, unfortunate souls wallow in your own misery. But first, for Marbles being so blind to my plan, a little 'gift'." Hacker steps by the door and yanks a masked, feminine figure to his side. "I went and got you a little playmate!" Hacker laughs and removes the mask, revealing that it is none other than Dr. Marbles love interest, Lady Ada Lovelace.
"Ada!" Gasps Marbles.
"Have fun!" Snickers Hacker. He pushes Ada into the room, laughs, then turns around to leave, locking the door behind him.
Dr. Marbles rushes to catch Ada as she stumbles into the center of the room. "Ada, what happened? How did Hacker capture you?" He asks franticly.
"I – I was in the flower garden outside of my house and I heard r-rustling in the rose bushes. I had gone over to find the culprit when a green hand grabbed me and pressed a wet rag into my face. Then I was here. That's all I remember." Explains Ada, who was slurring her words.
"Oh my," Gasp Inez and Jackie, "That's horrible!"
"Love, your shirt collar is still wet. And it smells like …" Marbles smells the collar of Ada's blouse. "… Like chloroform! That explains why you don't remember getting here and why you are slurring your words. You're still out of it."
"I'm still sleepy, Marbles." Mumbles Ada.
"Then rest."
Ada's eyes droop as she leans into Marbles' embrace. He takes her into his arms and leans against the back wall, sliding down onto the floor. He sits on the floor cross legged and Ada rests her head in his lap, quickly drifting back to sleep.
"Motherboard isn't really gone is she, Doc?" whispers Matt.
"No, I don't believe she is. She has probably been compressed into a zip file hidden in a microchip deep within the system here at Control Central." He explains.
"Then how do we get her back?" asks Slider.
"We have to figure out which chip she's in, and then find it." Says Marbles as he strokes his sleeping beauty's hair.
"Sounds simple enough," says Digit.
"It may sound simple Digit, but as of right now. . ." Jackie starts.
"We're trapped." Finishes Matt.
A/N: I know it's a short chapter but the chapters to come will hopefully longer!