I woke up bright and early one morning to the sound of my phone ringing. I reluctantly sat up in my bed, and answered the phone. It was Kinzie. "Great. Come over to Smiling Jack's now. Can't explain, too many could be listening. Bye." she said, hanging up. I groaned a little, before climbing out of bed and getting my day clothes on: a black-and-cream steam punk corset, a tan skirt with black leggings, black shoes, and my blue Genki Girl earrings.
I went into the kitchen, and pulled out a microwavable breakfast sandwich. Placing it into the microwave, I called Kinzie back. "I'll be there soon-" "I told you, too many can be listening." Kinzie said harshly, before hanging up. The microwave beeped, and I pulled out my sandwich.
Slowly, I ate my sandwich as I walked towards the garage. I hopped on my pink motor cycle, and finished my food. The garage door creaked open, and I was soon on my way to the diner for whatever odd reason Kinzie wanted me there for.
I was soon there, and I walked in. "Down here!" Kinzie said. I looked underneath one of the tables, and sure enough, Kinzie was sitting there. "Why the hell did you wake me up, Kinzie?" I asked. She rolled her eyes, and then said "Remember the Deckers? I pinpointed the location they have the chair, which is at the power plant. I need you to take me over so I can get an exact location. Then, you come in." "What do you mean I come in?" I asked.
"Once I get the location of the NEMO chair, I would need you to go in and disconnect it from the routers. Oleg and I will then come in and assist you with the chair. Of course, that is if the Deckers don't brutally murder us." Kinzie replied. "What? I was never told about this!" I called out loudly. I looked up, and saw someone in a blue-and-grey outfit.
"Nice going, Maddison. Now the plan is ruined." Kinzie flatly said. "No, it isn't." I said, pulling out my pistol and picking off the undercover Decker soldier. There was a dead silence, before everyone else in the diner freaked out. "Let's go!" I shouted, grabbing Kinzie's hand. She closed her laptop and put it into her backpack, before rushing out with me to my motorcycle.
Once we were both on, I took off quickly. "Go to our headquarters. We will take a helicopter there, so I can pinpoint it from the sky, without being seen." Kinzie shouted. I turned right, then left, and left again, and in a few twists and turns we were at the Saints HQ. I rolled into the garage, and both of us took the elevator to the penthouse.
Oleg greeted Kinzie and me on the topmost floor. "Great to see you Maddison, let's go." Oleg said, taking us to the helipad. I took front seat, Kinzie rode shotgun, and Oleg hopped into the back with a rocket launcher to cover us. I raised the helicopter, and we were off to go and retrieve the NEMO chair.
Soon, we were hovering over the cooling towers of the power plant. I looked at Kinzie. "Go forwards." She commanded. I tilted the helicopter forwards a little, and we inched forwards. "Little more, and to the left." Kinzie mumbled. I did so. She did a victory laugh, and said "Here we are! Maddison, I'll take over. Parachute into the cooling tower below and disconnect the chair." Kinzie said, relieved. I climbed over to the back, and Oleg handed me my parachute. "Good luck." He said. "Thanks." I replied, before leaping from the open door.
I glided through the air, and opened my parachute as I was about two hundred feet from the top of the main cooling towers. I landed safely on the ground, and ditched the open parachute for my pistol that I loved. Of course, the parachute and the soft thud of me landing attracted some of the Deckers. I easily took them out, and proceeded on.
Before I knew it, I was alone in a room full of the enemy with the NEMO chair. I cursed softly under my breath, before pulling out my machine gun. I barely made it to the first one, before being surprised by Kinzie on my phone. "Press the off button-" "I know." I sternly replied, hanging up. I pressed the button, and there was a sudden silence. "Stop right there." a strong voice commanded.
My breath shortened. Before me was the leader of the Deckers… but he looked familiar? "Matt Miller? Is that you?" I asked. Matt walked over to me, and pinned me to the wall by my neck. "How do you know- Maddison?!" he said, bewildered. "It's been so long!" I squealed, reaching for something in my pocket. I pulled it out, and gave it to Matt. "Call me a while after I take the chair." I said, gasping for air.
Matt let his arm off of my throat. "All right. Guys, this person is ok. She is my friend from elementary-" he said, as there was a hole ripped open by Kinzie and Oleg with the truck. Kinzie rushed over to my side, and dragged me away. Oleg got the chair, and everyone helped with getting it on the bed. I waved goodbye to Matt and the rest, and then hopped on the truck bed.
"Are you ok?" Kinzie asked, worried. "I'm just fine. When that man pinned me against the wall, that's when you came. Thank you for coming to assist me." I shouted from the back, when my phone ringed. "Gotta take this." I said, and Kinzie poked her head out from the passenger's door. "Alright." Kinzie replied, as I took the call.
"Hello?" I asked. "Hey, Maddison, it's Matt." the voice replied. "Hey there! After we get to Kinzie's, how about I come over for a visit?" I asked Matt, careful not to say his name. "Sure. Bye!" Matt replied, hanging up. "Who was it?" Kinzie asked after the call. "It's an old friend of mine. He wants me, and me only, to meet him at the diner after we take this to your place." I replied, as Oleg announced "We're here." Kinzie looked at me, but shrugged and said "Alright. Bye!" "Bye!" I shouted, hopping on my motorcycle.
I was soon at the diner, and sure enough, Matt was there as well. I looked at him, and he motioned me closer with his hand. "Hey there!" I said happily, as I sat in the seat across from him. "Hey Maddison, what's up? Were you followed?" he asked. "No, I wasn't." I replied, smiling. The server walked up to us. "Welcome to Smiling Jack's, my name is Alexandra, and I'll be your server. Can I start you two off with a drink?" she asked. "I'll take a glass of water." I replied. "Water's fine with me as well." Matt responded. The server took notes down. "I'll be back." she said, placing two menus down.
"So, Maddison, I guess you can say this is our first formal…" Matt said, menu covering his face. It might of looked like he was looking it over, but I guessed he was blushing underneath. "Our first date? I guess you can say that." I replied, with a happy tone. Matt brought the menu down from his face. "Yeah." he simply said, before picking the menu back up. I looked over the menu as well, and then the server came by. "Here you go. Do you need more time or are you ready to order?" she asked. "I'll take a club sandwich, with fries and tartar sauce on the side." I said. "Fish and chips please, no lemon." Matt replied. The server left without a word.
Matt looked at me. "So, how's life with the Saints?" he asked. "Oh, it can be hard at times, but it is usually quiet. Kinzie woke me up early this morning." I replied. "How did you become the leader of the Deckers?" "Oh, it's a long story. I'll save it for a later date." Matt responded. "You, with the Saints?" he asked. "Well, I was recruited by Johnny as a friend, and when he died… I took over." I said, voice sort of hollow.
"That must suck horribly." Matt said, comfortingly. "Yeah it does, but I can put it behind me. How was life since we last met? Not at the power plant, but back in secondary school?" I asked. "Nothing much." he replied, as the food came. We both ate quietly, enjoying every savory flavor.
By the time we left the diner, the sun was about to set. I looked at Matt, and he grabbed both of my hands. "Wanna do this tomorrow? But instead, want to play a little Genkibowl?" he asked. "Sure, at five in the afternoon?" I asked. "Perfect!" Matt shouted, as he left. "Bye!" I said. He shouted back a very happy "Bye!" I got into my motorcycle, and headed towards the Saints headquarters.
Kinzie was at the lobby when I arrived. "Maddison! You're back!" she shouted, hugging me. "Were any of the Deckers following you?" she asked. "No, not a single blue streak anywhere." I replied. "Sweet." she said, as we both got into the elevator. "Goodnight!" I said, as I walked to my third-floor room. "Goodnight." Kinzie replied, as the elevators whisked her upwards.
Breathing a sigh of relief, I changed into my purple nightgown and flopped into my bed. "Thankfully she didn't ask how it went…" I said to myself, before grabbing the TV remote and turning on the TV. I looked at the screen, and Doctor Who was on! I rushed to my kitchen and popped a bag of popcorn. I got back to my bed, with a bowl of kettle-corn popcorn and Doctor Who.
After the episodes ended, I placed my bowl in my kitchen sink. I looked out the window, now it is almost night. I climbed into my bed, and turned off my lamp light. I looked up to the ceiling, wondering about Matt and our date earlier that day. Shrugging it off, I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep.
I woke up the next morning naturally this time. I blinked my eyes, and rubbed them. Not in a rush. I thought, as I got up and walked over to the counter. I grabbed a small bowl from the cabinets, and poured some chocolate rice crisps into my bowl. I opened the fridge, and poured some soy milk into the bowl. Putting the carton back, I closed the fridge door.
I sat down at the table, spoon in hand. I was eating my cereal, when I heard the elevator. It was Kinzie and Shaundi, here to talk to me. "Hey there!" I said, but Kinzie looked a little mad. "Who were you with last night, at the diner?" she asked, harshly. "An old friend from back in secondary school." I replied. Shaundi looked at me, then to Kinzie. "All right…" Kinzie muttered, but Shaundi interrupted. "Is this friend you met up with the leader of our enemy?" she said, with a strong tone. "No, it was no-" I started to mumble, but Kinzie interrupted with a small voice clip of yesterday.
"How the hell did you get that?!" I asked, scared. "We both know your secret. Now, we won't tell anyone if you promise to never meet up with him in a friendly matter again. Got it?" Kinzie asked. "I promise." I said, shooken. "Ok, we won't tell anyone." Kinzie replied, deleting the voice clip. Both left in the same way they entered: without a noise.
I breathed a sigh of relief. I looked at my phone, and saw the microscopic mic that Kinzie slipped at some time. I took that phone, opened the window, and dropped it. The phone shattered on the ground into lots of pieces, and I sighed in relief again. I pulled out my small personal phone, and looked it over for small microphones. Nope, none out of the ordinary.
Before I knew it, it was time to meet Matt at the Genkibowl doors. I sneaked to the elevator, and was met by Kinzie by surprise. "Hey," I said, "I'm going out to take a little ride around town, ok?" "Alright." Kinzie said, and we rode down in silence. When we got to the bottom floor, Kinzie and I exited the elevator.
I looked at Kinzie, and waved goodbye. Kinzie waved back, before heading towards the back of the building. I shrugged, and hopped onto the motorcycle. I sped around the block, out of sight of Kinzie or Shaundi. I had to make sure that Kinzie did not slip any microphones to my personal phone. Checking, I saw that there were none.
A few minutes later, Matt and I were in the starting room of the Genkibowl arena. He looked at me, and I looked at him. We both picked up the provided weapons, and charged into the arena. "This is fun!" I shouted over the gunfire. "I know!" Matt shouted in reply, as the two familiar voices of Zach and Bobby echoed. "Welcome to another round of Professor Genki's Super Ethical Reality Climax. Zach, who do we have here today?" "Well, we have the returning champion, the leader of the Saints, and… Hold the phone, Bobby, is that Matt Miller, leader of the Deckers?" Zach's voice sounded through the speakers.
"It sure is. Surprised that they aren't shooting at each other." Bobby's voice echoed, as both Matt and I proceeded to the next room. "Matt, I think they might see something. Let's both shoot each other, no, not directly, but in our general area!" I shouted over the gunfire. As the last mascot fell dead, Matt fired a bullet from his pistol right over my head. I fired one of mine right under his arm. We both proceeded to the next room. "Last one!" I shouted.
"And they're off! Both took a separate route this room, and this may be dangerous since this is our last room!" "Damn straight, Bobby. Professor Genki went crazy on the mascots in thi- I can't believe it! They did it alive!" Zach said, with startlement in his voice. "Matt… we did it!" I said, out of breath. "Right…" Matt replied, as both of us left the arena and headed our separate ways.
I looked back at Matt, and stopped him. "Do you mind if I come over and spend the night tonight?" I asked. "Sure, I know the others won't mind. I'll tell them you're coming. Take this. Wear these when you come." Matt said, handing me a box of clothes. It was just like his – a great jacket, pants, shoes, and a Bluetooth mic – except this coat had no pink star on it. "Alright. I'll change at the Planet Saints on my way. See ya!" I shouted, heading towards the Planet Saints near HQ.
I called Kinzie on my phone. "Kinzie, I was called by my sister, she wants me to spend the night. Watch out for the Saints while I'm gone." I commanded. "Got it." Kinzie replied, before hanging up. I sighed happily, as I arrived at the store. Going inside, I changed into my disguise, and headed towards the Deckers' base.
I came up to the door of the main cool down tower. A specialist answered the door. "Are you that one woman Matt invited over?" she asked, with a dragged tone in her voice. "Yeah." I replied, as Matt came from behind the specialist. "Hey, Maddison!" he shouted happily. "Matt!" I said in response, and hugged him hard. "You two actually like each other? Odd." the specialist muttered, before walking away.
Matt looked at me. "Good, you're wearing the clothes I gave you. Follow me, I'll show you around." he said. "I'm good. I saw everything when I came here initially, to take the NEMO chair." I said, happily. "Right. So, want to explore the world I created? It's based off of a Nyte Blayde episode." Matt said, taking me to his watch room. "Sure." I replied, sitting into the only other NEMO chair in existence. "Here we go!" Matt said, sitting at the console.
Soon, I was inside a glowing world. It was like a movie, but a normal world at the same time. I walked around for a while, before Matt got too impatient and pulled me out of the simulation. "Let me go!" he whined. "Alright." I sighed, and I helped Matt get into the cyber world that he made himself.
An hour later, Matt got out of his chair. I looked at him, and he smiled. "Maddison, want to go out? Like, out to greet the members?" Matt asked. "Of course!" I replied, happily. I walked behind him slowly, and soon we were where the NEMO chair was. I smiled a little, as Matt rushed to get some sleeping bags. "Let's sleep out here!" he shouted, setting up the bags. "Heh, Matt, you're just like how I remember you; childish around ones you care for." I said, hopping into the sleeping bag next to Matt's. "Goodnight!" I said. "G'night." Matt whispered, as we both drifted off to sleep.
When I woke up, I saw a familiar figure over me: Kinzie. I bit my lip a little, but saw that she had a worried look on her face. Going with the flow, I acted scared. "K-Kinzie? Thank you for coming here. My sister and I were out on a ride, and the Deckers-" "No need to explain. Your sister called, worried." Kinzie interrupted. "She did?" I asked. "Get up. Looks like he's waking." Kinzie whispered.
I looked at Matt's sleeping body, then at Kinzie. "Go, I'll meet you at the car. I'll make sure this doesn't happen again." I said, and Kinzie left. Matt woke up, eyes fluttering. "Was that agent Kensington?" he asked, sleepily. "Yes, she came to get me. I told her to wait at the car. Gotta go, bye." I said, giving him a hug.
"Back, Kinzie." I said, looking back. "He's not going to move for a while." I muttered. "Great." Kinzie said, as we both got to the car. As Kinzie drove back, I looked at the cooling tower. I had to tell Kinzie… No, I don't. Don't tell her, I told my self. Don't tell her. Don't tell her. Don't-
"Kinzie, I want to say that… Matt and I went out again last night!" I shouted, suddenly realizing the trouble I put myself in. The car stopped suddenly. "What the hell, Maddison? After you promised. You. Promised." Kinzie said, infuriated. I shrunk back in my seat, and looked at her. Kinzie drove us back to HQ, and took me to the penthouse by force.
"Everyone. Maddison has something to say." Kinzie said, in an angry tone. Everyone stopped what they were doing, and stared at me. My stomach sank like a stone. I looked into the eyes of every Saint there – painfully knowing that I am betraying them all. I gulped hard, and said: "I have been out on a date with Matt Miller yesterday. I stayed the night at his stronghold."
Everyone was speechless. I felt the fiery hatred burning in their eyes. Every single person down there knew now. I took another big gulp. "Now saying this, I shall leave the Saints. For good. Kinzie, you're in charge now." I said, before walking out onto the helipad. I called Matt, and he came in a helicopter.
"Did you tell them?" he asked. "Yes, I did… but now, at least I still have you, right? I left them for good." I said, sorrowfully. "That's… awesome!" he shouted, wrapping his arms around me. I smiled, and looked at him. "I still have the clothes I gave you, but I threw them away. Because… you're being auto-promoted." Matt said, as a specialist grabbed one of Matt's spare coats. "Welcome to the Deckers, queen Maddison. You may rule beside me, for I am the king."
