Note: I do not own any of the characters mentioned in this fic....well, so far, anyway.

This is only my second fic, so I hope it turns out okay. But only you, the readers, can truly determine that. I thought that I should take a stab at writing something that had to do with the show Cyberchase because, well, I think it's a cute show. Plus, I thought that I would try to find some fics that people had written on it. Unfortunately, there are hardly any fan sites, not to mention fan fictions, that have to do with this adorable little cartoon.

If there is anyone reading this that has never heard of, let alone seen Cyberchase, I'm going to try and describe the show a little, but it might be a bit difficult for me. But I'll give it my best shot, anyhow!

Before I begin, I would like to thank Grand High Idol for inspiring me to write a fic about Cyberchase. I really enjoy her work, mainly because she includes the three most adorable characters Buzz, Delete, and, of course, Digit. However, this story, I am sorry to say, is dedicated to that evil, black-hearted cyborg of Cyberspace himself...Hacker. Oops! I mean "The" Hacker! Out of the very few fics that I've read, hardly any of them have The Hacker as The Main Character! So..I thought that I should give the guy a break..but considering his reputation, I doubt he deserves it.

Now, enough of my mindless dribble! On with the show!

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My One and only: A Cyberspace Story

By Dramaqueen-8.0

Chapter 1: Heir to the Thrown

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Cyberspace. A world unlike that of the human world. It is made up of numerous amounts of cyber sites, which are scattered throughout this vast wilderness made up of circuitry and wires. A beautiful image for one to encounter.

There are so many of these magnificent areas that even to this day, it is still impossible to determine just how many of these sites that there are in existence. Some have yet to even be discovered, let alone to be seen by any living creature. But many of them, however, are inhabited by thriving civilizations, all under the watchful eye of Motherboard, the beloved ruler of cyberspace. And as long as she remains in this ruling position, all of the citizens can live in peace, without having to worry about war, violence, and hate, all of which the human world, in the view of the cyber citizens, anyway, has become today. These happy citizens are able to start families and raise their children in a violence-free in environment....every true parent's dream. For Cyberspace, this dream is a reality.

Although the cyber world is full of so much good nature, there is, of course, always a bad egg in the basket. This "bad egg" just so happens to be resided on one of the very few cyber sites that Motherboard doesn't care to even bother with. It doesn't have a name, like many of the other sites, such as Castleblanca, Poddleville, Happily Ever After, Solaria, and even Mt. Olympus.

No, like some of the other non-important sites, this one is simply labeled the Northern Frontier, a desolate plain mostly made up of dirt, rocks, dead trees, and more dirt. The only thing that could possibly resemble just the slightest sign of life is a metallic garage like structure, containing a large cyber vehicle called The Grim Weaker.

This is home to one of the most hated beings in all of Cyberspace. Well, actually, he is the most hated being in all of Cyberspace! He is known as....The Hacker. A cyborg gone wrong. His original purpose was to assist a one Dr. Marbles, the caretaker of Motherboard. But, unfortunately, since the moment of his activation, he's been nothing but a thorn in the side of others. When he had betrayed Motherboard by trying to bring her offline, he was banished to the Northern Frontier, where he still resides to this very day.

Through the years of his banishment, he was able to construct a home for himself, as well as a mode of transportation, along with two robotic assistants which he had dubbed simply Buzz and Delete. Although they weren't very intelligent, they still proved themselves to be useful from time to time. He uses all that he has recently created to continue his attempts at destroying Motherboard, therefore allowing himself to become the "King of Cyberspace".

He probably would have succeeded long ago, if it hadn't been for the three earth children, Matt, Jackie, and Inez, who have aided Dr. Marbles in protecting Motherboard and all of Cyberspace from the evil clutches of The Hacker. They are aided by a rather clumsy, yet lovable, caring and helpful cybernetic bird named Digit, who was created originally as Hacker's "assistant". Unfortunately, he didn't have an ounce of evil in him. He had then decided to abandon his creator, and instead side with Motherboard.

Despite everyone's best efforts in the fight against him, Hacker had still managed to infect Motherboard with a virus, causing her to slightly weaken. This is where our three heroes, along with Digit, come into action. While Motherboard is weakened, they must keep Hacker's evil at bay until a cure for the virus can be found. So far, they have done an outstanding job.

Naturally, not everyone is happy with these newly appointed saviors from the human world. And it's not very difficult to guess whom. Hacker is obviously sick of the mere thought of being defeated by children....human children. Not only do they outnumber him, but they're also much more agile physically.

In short....he's getting too old for this. And he is well aware it, too.

Although he still has Buzz and Delete to do most all of the grunt work of his plans, it's never enough for the tyrant.

He needs something..smarter. Something....faster.... younger....and definitely more evil.

What The Hacker needs is....another Hacker.

A younger Hacker.

What he needs....is an heir.

This is where our story begins..

The metallic door to the control room of the Grim Wreaker slides open, allowing entrance for The Hacker, followed closely by his two dull-witted henchmen, Buzz and Delete. The two robots try to keep their distance, however, because of their boss' current mood. This, by the way, is none too pleasant at the moment.

He stomps across the room with a slight limp in his walk, which he is trying to hide. His footsteps admit a hollow THUD sound as he walks. Once he reaches the nearest seat of the table in the center of the room, he pulls it out from under the table, sits down, props his elbows up and rests his head on his tightly closed fists.

He has been mumbling obscene things from the time he entered, to when he sat down. He is eerily silent now as he stares straight ahead at the wall on the other side of the room, a look of pure anger and hatred on his face.

Buzz and Delete had stopped at the door, looking on at their employer with both fear and concern. They knew that his mood was understandable, considering that the day's events hadn't gone too well. They also knew that there was nothing they could do about it, because the outlook would always be the same....their fault.

In the past, when ever Hacker's plans hadn't come through as expected, they had always tried to cheer him up, saying that next time things will turn out differently. And then he would usually say, whether he heard them or not, that, "no one defeats The Hacker!". That was when he would make his dramatic villain exit by having the Wreaker land right next to his current position, which he would enter, sometimes laughing maniacally. He would then stomp off to his lab, but not before telling them not to bother him. And so, the whole cycle of him having a seemingly great plan, that three children and a "cyboid" somehow defeat, begins all over again.

But this time was different. For not only had good once again triumphed over evil, but Hacker had somehow physically hurt himself in the process. And both of them had to agree that, if the injury hadn't happened, they could have gotten away with the plan with no trouble at all.

It all happened like this..

Hacker naturally had a plan to steel a major power source involving the strange glowing stones from the cyber site Pompadoria. Since his last attempt to take over the site had failed. This had involved him marrying the Wicked Witch, who had pretended to be the long lost princess of Pompadoria. He wasn't at all happy with the idea of marriage, especially when it involved the only woman he'd ever known to be as evil as him, but a villain's gotta do what a villain's gotta do.. according to him, anyway.

Well, they had just gotten to the part of the plan that involved them taking the stones and leaving before the "Cybersquad" could get there. Surprisingly enough, they were way ahead of schedule. Hacker had become so pleased with himself and his brilliance that he had sent Buzz and Delete on ahead to the Grim Wreaker. He had stayed behind to get the stones himself, seeing as how he wanted to see Motherboard's little helpers show up and, to their disappointment, would see him carrying the stones off in victory.

Now, Hacker is a cyborg, which means that he has an exceptional amount of strength compared to your average human. And with the power of the ten or twelve stones he was going to carrying, he would have been literally unstoppable. But he's also extremely power hungry. So, naturally he's going to want a lot more than just twelve "little" stones that happen to range from twenty to twenty-five pounds....each.

Once he had gotten around twenty of the glowing rocks, he had lifted them up off of the ground, each arm wrapped around a stack of ten. At first, he had a bit of trouble trying to support that much weight while trying to walk at the same time, but he wasn't about to let that stop him. So he continued at the steady pace he was going.

It was then that he had glanced up just in time to see his four rivals landing nearby in their "cyber coupe". Cursing under his breath, he quickened his pace by a considerable amount, trying to reach the nearby Wreaker.

This is where things fall apart.

At some point, while he was trying to concentrate on his speed, footing, and the maximum weight of over four hundred pounds all at the same time, he had stepped down on his right leg at an odd angle. This caused something to either pull or break loose from the calf of that leg. He screamed out in pain, dropping all of the stones into the nearby creek, from which he had gotten the stones in the first place. But he hadn't noticed do to the amount of pain he was in.

Hacker had never cried in his life, and he was not about to start now. But it was becoming extremely hard not to. That's how bad this pain was. He was about to yell out for Buzz and Delete to come to his aid, when he heard the voice of one of the three earth kids. Not wanting his enemies to find The Great Hacker weakened, he got up on his good leg and tried to limp over to a nearby bush. This was not easy, as he almost put too much pressure on his bad leg, making him wince and nearly projecting a loud yelp of pain, causing him to cover his mouth so as to silence himself.

Just before they had come around the corner nearest him, using whatever strength he could muster, he pushed off of his left leg, diving behind the bush. This only worsened his situation, for he had landed on his right side, putting him in even more pain. He was now trying desperately not to give away his hiding place by emitting another agonizing sound, drawing their attention in his direction.

The three children and the metallic bird seemed to be taking their time with just standing in that particular spot. The exact spot where he had hurt himself. After a few excruciating minutes had passed, the group, seeing that the Grim Wreaker was still there, decided that Hacker must be out somewhere still looking for stones. They then disappear into another part of the forest.

Seeing this as an opportunity, he begins to hop toward the Wreaker, trying not to cry out. Unfortunately, he lost his balance, falling forward , landing on his right knee, which, of course, doesn't help at all. This time he can't help it. He gives out a loud scream of pain. This causes Buzz and Delete to run out of the craft to his aid.

This brings us back to the present.

Buzz twiddled his fingers nervously as he looked on at Hacker, who had his back to him and Delete. Both of them knew that this was not a good time to try and talk to the boss, especially after what they had seen back on Pompadoria. In all of the years that they had been online, they had never seen The Hacker in pain. The only times they had seen him in a weakened state was when he had gone too long without recharging.

Buzz took a reluctant step forward, still trying to decide whether or not if he should say anything. Before he could, however, Delete had already opened his mouth.

"So, uh, Boss, what are we gonna do now? I mean, are we gonna go back to Pompadoria and try again, or what?" he asked, sounding a bit frightened, not wanting to really mention Hacker's physical state.

Buzz looked back at his younger brother as if he were out of his mind. Delete noticed his brother looking at him and shrugged his shoulders, telling him that was all he could think of to say. Their silent argument was stopped abruptly, as Hacker had given a rather loud, heavy sigh, surprising both of them, as they had never heard him omit that sound before.

"Umm ...Boss?" Buzz moved closer, but still managing to keep a fare distance between Hacker and himself. "Are you....uh, okay?"

Hacker remained still for a moment, frightening his henchmen even more, until finally his look of anger faded. He then placed one arm flat on the table, while he used the other to massage the temples between his eyes. After what seemed like an eternity he finally spoke, but not in a tone the robots had expected.

"Boys," he sighed, his eyes still closed, trying to ignore the intense amount of pain coming from his right leg. "Just....go and....fix something, will you?"

Both robots froze. Buzz raised an eyebrow, while Delete just blankly stared at the back of the cyborg. They had been expecting him to yell at them for not staying and helping him with the stones, even though he had told them to get back to the ship. Instead, they were getting off scot- free. Now they knew that something was definitely wrong. They just didn't know how to approach it..

"O-okay, Boss," stated Buzz, after recovering from the small shock they had just received. "We'll just, go n' fix someting'."

Buzz then proceeded to walk back toward the door they had just entered, pushing Delete along in the process. At first, Delete was about to protest, mainly because he wanted to find out what was wrong, since he was the curious one. But he stopped himself after seeing the glare that Buzz was giving him. Instead, he let his older brother push him all the way out of the room. Before Buzz went through the open door, he poked his head back into the room.

"You just..call, if you need anyting'..okay?"

There was no response. Buzz kind of wanted Hacker to yell at him right then. That would at least show some sign of him being alright.

Hacker waited until he heard the door close before sighing deeply again, this time banging his fist on the metal table.

Why, he thought to himself, why does this keep happening?! I was so close this time! So close!

He banged his fists on the table again, this time causing him to bump his knee in the process. He cried out again, gripping the edges of the table. He was using all of his weal power to contain himself, and it was getting harder by the minute.

He then paused, listening to the silence, hoping that his two idiotic helpers hadn't heard him. That was the last thing that he wanted. Sympathy.

After a considerable amount of time had passed, it was obvious that they had no intention of bothering him now. For this he was grateful.

He slowly lifted himself from the chair, wincing slightly. He needed to get to his lab and repair himself.

He leaned all of his weight onto the table, trying not to put any pressure on his leg. Gritting his teeth, he looked around the room for some kind of support. And, of course, this proved to be unsuccessful. This was definitely not a good day for him.

He looked to his right, eyeing the door that led into his lab, and at the moment there was only one way to get there.

Grumbling to himself, he finally manages to release his grip from the table. He tries his best to stagger over to the door, trying to keep his mind off of his injury.

His injury? This wasn't an injury, and he knew it. As much as he hated to admit it. Nope, this was another growing pain.

Yes, growing pain. He was getting old. For a cyborg, this wasn't as serious as it would have been for a human male of his age..whatever that might be. Still, he refused to accept the fact that he, The Hacker, was becoming an "old man". But lately, the signs of aging were becoming more and more difficult to argue against.

Over the past few months he'd been feeling all sorts of pains like this one, ranging from his back, to his arms, and his legs, which was where it now resided. This made him think sometimes. Mainly of what the future would bring.

He had obviously fully convinced himself that one day, he would be the new ultimate ruler of Cyberspace. This is what worried him. What if he actually did manage to defeat those meddlesome earth children and Motherboard herself? How much longer would his programming be able to last when he become all powerful?

Once he'd reached the metal door, he pressed the button to his left that would open the sliding door, allowing him access to his laboratory. He then limped his way to his workbench, which, considering his luck, was on the other side of the large room. But with much difficulty, and a great deal of amount of pain, he had managed to reach the stool of the bench.

After easing himself down onto the small stool, instead of reaching for one of his many repairing devices lining the bench, he went deep into thought about what had just dawned on him a moment ago.

What if, for some obscure reason, he wasn't able to fulfill his destiny as an ultimate ruler? After all, it's not like there was someone that would be willing to take over for him after his programming eventually expired. He was the only one of his kind. Dr. Marbles hadn't really gotten around to building more cyborgs like him, probably for a good reason, too.

This was a subject that had been gnawing at Hacker's mainframe for quite some time now. He drummed his fingers on the workbench, still thinking of the solution to his problem. He knew exactly what he had to do to fix this little dilemma of his....and he didn't like it one bit. But he knew that eventually it had to be done.

He sighed again, glancing up in the direction of the room's corner that was opposite of him. In that corner was a rather large piece of machinery covered by an even larger white sheet. He shrugged, shaking his head. He then spoke aloud to himself, in a somewhat defeated tone:

"Well....a villain's gotta do....what a villain's gotta do...."

After a moment of silence, he turned his attention back onto the bench, reaching for the nearest tool....

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"But I thought the boss wanted us ta' clean somethin'?" Delete asked, as he sat on his bed dangling his feet playfully over the edge.

After leaving Hacker alone in the one room, Buzz thought it best if they just hide out in their room for a while, at least until their employer had decided to be normal again or until they were needed.

Buzz was sprawled out on his bed, facing the ceiling with his eyes closed, trying to take a nap until the boss called for them. He gave an agitated sigh as Delete repeated his question for the third time. He sat up to face his younger sibling.

" Deeds, I told ya', da' boss doesn't really want us ta do anyting'. He just wanted ta' be left alone, is all." After finishing, he lay back down, attempting to sleep again.

"Oh," responded the taller robot. He had only asked Buzz the question for the third time because he found it hard to believe that Hacker just wanted to be left alone, not caring whether or not if they actually did anything.

They had been in their room for over two and a half hours now, and it was making Delete impatient, not to mention curious as to what Hacker might be doing all this time. After looking around the room and at the dozing Buzz several times, he finally sighed, hopping off of the bed and heading towards the door. Buzz, upon hearing his feet hit the floor, opened one eye, groaning at the sight of Delete leaving.

"Delete, what da' heck do ya' think your doin'?"

Delete turned, facing him, a look of worry set upon his face. "I'm gonna go check on the boss." He looked back at the door uneasily. "It's too quiet out there, Buzz." He looks back at him. "What if something's wrong?"

Buzz just looked at him, a bit annoyed that he hadn't gotten much sleep, considering that Delete couldn't stop pacing, whining, and not to mention talking.

Delete kept looking on at Buzz with that worried expression, which included the "puppy eyes". Buzz hated it when his brother did this, because it always seemed to work.

He rolled his eyes, sitting up in bed. He sighs. "Oh, alright....I'll go wit' yas'." He jumped off his bed, walking passed Delete, who was now looking down at him with a satisfied grin.

The stout robot opened the door to their room, peering out cautiously. There was no sign of Hacker. After signaling for Delete to follow him, he then proceeded into the long, dimly lit hallway, walking into the direction of the room they had last seen Hacker.

Once they had reached the door, however, they were reluctant to enter. They then began to argue over who would be the one to knock, neither one of them wanting to face the wrath of their boss' anger. After two rounds of "rock, paper, scissors", Delete, being the loser, lightly tapped three times on the metal door, waiting for a response.

They waited a few moments in silence, straining to hear a reply of some kind. When there was none, Buzz, who was also now worried, opened the door.

"Boss?" Buzz looked around the room, finding nothing.

They both scanned the empty room, confused at first, until Delete noticed the door to his right was open. Knowing that this led into Hacker's lab, he then proceeded to walk towards it. Buzz saw where he was headed and, knowing that this room was off limits for them, was about to protest when....

"There! That ought to do it!"

Hacker's voice boomed from the room with pride, as he stepped back to admire his finished invention. His purple cape was now draped over the stool at his workbench, and the sleeves of his shirt were rolled up over his elbows. He wiped a bit of sweat off of his forehead, setting down his wrench on a nearby desk. He grinned slyly, obviously in a better mood, now that he had finished something that he had been putting off forever.

"Uh....Boss?"

Hacker turned around, noticing his henchmen in the doorway, looking rather nervous.

"Ahh! Delete, Buzz! Perfect timing!" He gestured for them to come all the way into the room. "Come in here and witness my newest stroke of brilliance!"

A bit taken aback, the two robots reluctantly did as they were told, coming slowly into the room. They were actually glad to see Hacker working so hard on his next big plan, but it also worried them a little. Remembering his injury from just hours ago, Delete decided to once again talk at a moment where Buzz thought it was a bad idea.

"Gee, Boss. Do ya' really think that you should be up and around....ya' know after what happened today, maybe you-"

He was interrupted by Buzz, who had reached up and was now forcing his mouth shut.

"Uh, what Dee-Dee means is, it's really great dat' ya' have a new idea, n' all...." He releases his grip on Delete's mouth, his body now fully on the floor. "But....dontchya tink' dat' you should....y-ya' know....take some...." He swallows hard. "Time....off?" Buzz winced waiting for his boss's wrath to come down on him like a ton of bricks. Delete, upon seeing this, feels he should do the same.

Once Buzz is through speaking, Hacker turns to face his two henchmen, a large grin still set upon his face.

"Buzz, my boy, I hate to say it but you might be right!"

The two robots' mouth dropped open. They look at each other in both surprise....and utter horror. Buzz then looks back at Hacker, not believing the words forming out of his mouth.

"Did....did you just say dat'....I was....right?!" He then feebly pointed at himself.

Hacker nodded. "Yep! You both are! Why, I think it's about time that I take a bit of a break from all of this, "taking over Cyberspace" business!"

Delete felt as though he were about to faint, but couldn't for fear of Buzz nodding off first! He mentally told himself to be ready to catch him before he hit the floor.

Hacker let out a hardy laugh after seeing the reaction on their faces. "Now, now, now, I know what you're thinking," he said, crossing his arms over his chest. " You're thinking that you're boss, The Hacker, has lost his mind, right?"

He looked at the two of them for feedback. When there wasn't any, he continued.

"Well, you can both relax, because even though I said I'm taking some time off, that doesn't mean that I won't be trying to become the new ruler of Cyberspace at the same time."

Buzz and Delete could only manage to cock an eyebrow, since they were still at a loss for words at the moment. After a moment of dumbfounded silence from the both of them, he rolled his eyes

He then sighed. "Here, you nickel-plated twits, I'll show you!" He then turned to face the large metal object that he'd been working on, which now appeared be consisted of a metallic pod like structure, large enough for one full grown adult. A control consul and computer screen was located at the side of the pod.

Upon hearing one of their commonly used nicknames, they new almost immediately that there was nothing wrong with Hacker. He was most definitely in his right mind.

While Buzz and Delete both remained rooted to their spots, Hacker approached the large device, rolling up his right sleeve further up his arm. He then brought his arm up to a small platform attached to the machine, placing it there, his palm facing upward. He then pressed a few buttons nearby, turning to face the small platform, waiting patiently.

Buzz looked at him questionably. "Uh, Boss? What er' ya-"

Before he could answer, the machine made a whirring sound, followed by a needle coming out of it, just above Hacker's bare arm. It came down, piercing the skin, making Hacker wince, causing Buzz and Delete to gasp in surprise. The needle then proceeded to draw some blood. After taking a considerable amount, it drew itself back into the machine.

Hacker removed his arm, rolling both of his sleeves down. He then walked over to a panel consisted of flashing buttons and colorful switches, continuing to press several buttons, along with numerous amounts of letters on a keypad located in the center of the panel directly below a computer screen.

Upon seeing the flashing colors, Delete became mesmerized. "Ooh, pretty...."

Buzz looked up at his younger sibling, rolling his eyes. He then directed his attention back to Hacker's invention....whatever it was....

His question was soon answered, however, as Hacker gestured for them to stand beside him. "Look here," he ordered, pointing at the computer screen. "This monitor can tell me exactly what's going on inside of the pod. It also tells me how long it will take for the creation to be properly formed."

Buzz had been trying to make out some of the symbols on the screen, but had gone wide-eyed upon hearing the term "creation". He looked up at Hacker, taken aback.

"Ya' mean....yer tryin' ta' clone yerself....um, again?"

"Of course not, you moron! I already tried that!" He gritted his teeth at the very thought of how that plan had gone down the drain....but not this time.

"This device," he gestures up at the screen again, "is designed to create an actual living, breathing life form such as myself. BUT.... it does not produce clones. Instead, it alters the pattern of the DNA that one would deposit into the machine, giving it an entirely different signature. And since it was my blood that was just deposited into the computer, all that has to be done is a few changes to my DNA structure, so the being will still have a few of my traits, such as my devilishly good looks and evil personality, but not look exactly like myself." He glared down at the two of them. "Understand?"

Buzz just looked up at him in silence, with a blank expression, scratching the top of his round head. "Uh....not, not really...." He laughs nervously.

Hacker slaps himself on the forehead out of frustration, sighing again. He then calmly tries to interpret everything that he had just said, using as little words as possible.

"I'm trying to make a son for myself, so that when I take over Cyberspace, I will have an heir to take my place in case....well, in case I....you know....ex-expire?" This last part was actually a little difficult for him to explain. Mainly because he felt that day creeping up behind him dangerously close.

Delete, who had been distracted by a few of the buttons that were flashing some of his favorite colors, had snapped back to attention after hearing the term "son" being used. He then looked up at Hacker, excitement written all over his face. "Ya' mean we're gonna have a kid?!"

"No, you dim bulb!" Hacker through his arms up into the air. "He isn't going to be a mere child. He'll be an adult at least in his in his twenties!"

"Oh," answered Delete, rather disappointed. "Well, how come he has ta' be so....old?"

Hacker grumbled to himself, then faced the taller robot. "Because a teenager will be too demanding and rebellious. And further more...." He said these remaining words more to himself than to his henchman, with pure hatred lining them. "I HATE children...."

He then brought his full attention to the computer screen, while Buzz watched him closely. Delete, however, had once again focused his attention on three buttons that seemed to attract him the most....a green one, a blue one, and a rather large yellow one.

Hacker began to type a few things into the computer, making the machine light up in a few places. He reached over to his right, pressing the large yellow button to save what he had been typing. After a few moments, the pod itself began to glow an emerald green, filling it entirely with light, making it impossible to see what was inside. He stepped back to admire it. A menacing grin then found its way across his lips, along with these words:

"And now....we wait...."

* * * * *

It had been exactly four days since The Hacker had unveiled his latest invention, and Delete was still just as curious as ever whenever he would walk by the lab and see those pretty colors flashing at him, telling him that the buttons that contained them needed to be pressed. He had managed to control this troublesome curiosity considerably well....while he was conscious, anyway....

The sleeping form of Delete could be seen casually walking through the dark, abandoned halls of the Grim Wreaker, heading towards its destination in mind.

He hadn't sleepwalked in a long time, so Buzz had thought that perhaps he had grown out of it subconsciously, not bothering to lock their door on some nights. Unfortunately, his subconscious was far from giving up on these midnight strolls....

Tonight it led him to Hacker's laboratory, where those beautiful colors resided. Delete, his eyes closed, began to walk through the room, heading towards the consol just a few steps away. Without even realizing what he was doing, he slowly brought his hand up and over the edge of counter top, just above the keyboard. His robotic fingers moved across the keyboard, trying to find the lights. They brushed over a few of the keys in the process, causing the computer above it to admit a few beeping sounds.

Finally, after waiting for what seemed like an eternity, the hand had found its way on top of the blue button, pressing down upon the warm surface.

The computer beeped again, this time causing the pod itself to glow.

Not noticing this, the hand then happily proceeded onto the next one, the green button. Upon pressing this one, the computer started to omit a warning noise, stating that some of the data had been changed. Bright green letters popped up onto the screen, replacing what was once posted there. They read:

Do you wish to save these changes?

Naturally, the snoozing Delete took no heed to this as his hand had fallen upon the last button....the big yellow one. His hand then pressed down upon it, once again allowing the monitor to display its green letters:

Changes saved....3 hours until completion.

The pod omitted a loud wiring sound, growing an even brighter green. The sound had startled Delete back to full consciousness. He stood there, rubbing his eyes, wondering where he was, knowing that he had probably been walking in his sleep again. After realizing he had ended up in the lab, he looked towards the pod, still glowing brightly. A smile spread across his face.

"I guess all that glowing must mean he's almost done."

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed the colorfully lit buttons. He stretched his hand out until it hovered over the blue one, feeling the temptation to press one....just one....

After a moment of silence, he brought his hand back to his side, shaking his head. "Nah, this means too much to the boss...."

He turned, heading toward the same way that he had come in.

"Besides....I'd hate to be responsible for blowin' this one...."

He then began to tiredly make his way back to his room....

* * * * *

"Wake up! Wake up, you sad excuse of assistants! Wake up!!"

Buzz jolted awake, trying to focus his vision on the doorway, which was occupied by a rather ecstatic Hacker.

"What, what is it, what's wrong!" He jumped out of bed, ready for the first sign of trouble. Delete sat up in bed, looking at Hacker as if the world were about to end.

"My son, I mean, the pod! It's finished!" He then turned, practically skipping towards his lab, yelling back at them. "Hurry up, you dunce buckets, or you'll miss it!"

At first, Buzz and Delete just looked at one another, not sure whether or not if Hacker had really been normal or not. It wasn't like him to be....giddy.

Then again, it wasn't often that Hacker had a child....

The two of them suddenly realized this and bolted for the door, getting stuck in it in the process. After bickering about one being in the others way, they finally managed to pry themselves loose, continuing their mad dash for the lab to witness the birth of the so called Hacker Jr.

When they reached the door, Delete running through first, they saw Hacker in his pajamas, seeing as how it was still 5 o' clock in the morning, standing in front of the consol, looking back and fourth from the computer to the pod, which was now glowing with a pulse. He was absolutely beaming as he read aloud how long it was going to take for the pod to open.

"30 seconds! Just 30 more seconds...."

He turned, facing the closed hatch of the pod, not wanting to miss a moment. "It took a lot less time then I had anticipated, but it's finally happening!" He grinned evilly as he rubbed his puce green hands together with delight. "And with my heir at my side, I'll be ruling over Cyberspace with the iron fist that I've desired for so long! With him at my side, Motherboard and those little brats of hers will finally fall, and I, The Hacker, will have ultimate control for many years to come!"

As Hacker goes off into his usual fit of hysterical laughter, the computer omits a feminine voice, stating how much time is left:

10 second until completion....

The voice then begins to count down from there, as Buzz and Delete look on in awe as the pod's pulse-like glowing begins to increase in pace....

8....7....6..

Hacker grins even more, revealing his back molars. "Yes...."

5....4..

"Yes!"

3....2....1...

"YES!!"

Subject Completed....

The pod remained silent for a few moments, giving the three of them the impression that they had to open it themselves. Then all of a sudden, the door to the pod made a clicking sound. It then began to slowly open on it's on, releasing a large amount of thick green vapor, temporarily blinding them. After a minute or two of coughing and gagging, the vapor had managed to clear itself from the room, allowing them to breathe.

Hacker coughed a few more times, then, after realizing where the gas like substance had originated from, returned his full focus on the pod. This action was repeated by both Buzz and Delete, who now stood on either side of their creator. As if in unison, they all peered through the remaining vapor issuing from the pod. Once they could see the entire inside of the pod, however, they gasped....

Empty. The pod was empty, save for the already familiar green vapor, which was now making its way through the ventilation system of the Wreaker.

The two robots looked on in confusion, then, after realizing that something must have went wrong, their looks of confusion were replaced by that of pure dread. Slowly, they both looked up at their boss....

At first, Hacker didn't move, because he too was confused. Then, ever so slowly, the realization of the situation had finally dawned on the cyborg....

"What....WHAT?!" He approached the now empty pod, banging his fists on either side of the entrance. "No! It was perfect! Everything was PERFECT!!" On this last word, he brought his fists down again, this time causing the entire room to vibrate.

Buzz, knowing it wasn't a good idea to say anything, but he might as well since his brother would anyway, was about to question this situation, when Delete tapped him rather hard on the head.

"What?" He hissed, annoyed by the interruption. He looked over to where Delete was facing. "What is...."

He never finished.

His eyes went wide with horror as he saw what Delete was indicating. The two of them could just stand by and stare in utter amazement as a green figure wearing a black jumpsuit came out from behind the capsule door, staying out of Hacker's view.

"I can't understand it....I made sure all of the equations were precise, the equipment up to date...."

Delete tried to make some kind of a sound, some kind of warning. But all he could say was just one shaky, barely audible word:

"B-b-boss?!"

"Not now, you idiots....I'm trying to think...."

Just then, a small, green hand reached up and tugged on the shirt of Hacker's white pajamas.

Hacker rolled, his eyes, now even more frustrated. He then looked down at the figure trying to get his attention.

"I said not-AAH!!!"

He screamed in horror at what was currently holding onto his shirt....

It was a small, green, 5 year old.......girl.

Hacker stumbled backward, his foot getting caught on a stool, causing him fall onto the ground, landing on his back.

The little girl giggled at the sight of Hacker falling down, apparently not afraid of him in the least.

"Ow.." he moaned, trying to get back up.

He soon found that difficult, as the child had now made her way from the pod, over to Hacker. She had pulled herself up on top of him with no trouble at all, and was now sitting cross-legged on his chest with her hands in her lap, smiling sweetly. All he could do was stare.

He found himself looking into the deep green eyes of a little girl with green skin, much like his own only darker. She had black curly hair that flowed down just barely below her shoulders. By the looks of her, she couldn't have been 4 to 5 years old at the most. He tried to open his mouth to say something, but only a high pitched sound came out, followed by air.

The child laughed at him again, and then, to everyone's surprise and amazement, and just before Hacker fell unconscious..she said her first words..

"Yer funny!"

To be continued.....

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