A/N: Hi guys, don't yell at me or think: 'What took you so long?' Well don't blame me. Blame finals. So be happy I have something out. Other then that this story will be awesome! P.S.: this story takes place in the summer of 2012. Just so you aren't confused.
Disclaimer: I don't own Cyberchase, yeah, yeah you know that. I own Kim and that's a fact. Lol that rhymed… and I'm back.
McKenzie
Daisyfain5534
Chapter 1
"What's taking them so long?" Digit said pacing the Control Central floor.
"They said that they would get here as soon as they can." Motherboard said trying to calm Digit down.
"I know she's mad, but I didn't think she'd be this mad!" Digit said.
"Calm Down, Digit." Motherboard soothed. "They'll be here soon."
A portal opened and three kids popped out.
"Hey, Dige. What's up?" Matt said.
"You said it was important." Jackie said
"Yeah, I need you kids to check on Kim." Digit told them.
The three stood there in a confused silence.
"O-k… So why do you need us to check on her?" Inez asked.
"Well, it happened two days ago."
Two days ago….
Kim walked into the lobby, her arms folded across her chest. Her appointment was over. She spotted Slider who was sitting in one of the chairs. He looked up and saw her, and she looked pretty mad.
Kim's eyes darkened with betrayal as she walked out of the building.
"Kim." Slider said as he got up to follow her.
He walked out of the building and ran after her. "Kim." he said again. He caught up to her and grabbed her arm. "Kim."
"What!" she said as she turned around to look at him.
"Ok, look, I know you're mad, but-"
"But what? That I'll thank you for this?"
"Well… I was hoping."
"Well, you better rethink that."
"Kim-"
"I can't believe you! You kidnap me and send me to therapy!"
"I didn't kidnap you. I just… borrowed you with out you knowing."
"Yeah, that's kidnapping."
"Do you have to use the word kidnap? I feel guilty enough already."
"Well, you should!"
"I don't know what you're so mad about, I'm trying to help you."
"I don't need help!"
"Yes, you do."
"Prove it!"
"You've got bags under your eyes."
"No I don't!"
"Kim, they're darker then your eyes right now. Your nightmares are starting to be a problem."
"Oh, yeah? What makes it a problem?"
"The fact that you keep having the same dream, and everytime you wake up, you can't remember what it was."
"And that makes it a problem?"
"Yes it does. Kim we're all worried about you."
"Well stop, I can take care of myself!"
"You almost got killed little more than a week ago."
"So what?"
"Kim, last time I checked I saved you, then carried you when you couldn't stand on your own two feet. If I didn't Hacker would of killed you.
"You're a jerk!" Kim snorted as she started to walk away.
"I don't think a jerk would take you home, because I'm your ride." Slider pointed out.
Kim stopped in her tracks, her hands clenched into fists. Since she was all out of comebacks, she didn't have anything left to say.
"Do you wanna ride or not?" Slider said.
"You're my only ride, what do you think?" Kim said as she looked over her shoulder.
Kim was mad, but Slider took it as a yes. He caught up to her and the two walked along side each other, no word between them. It was awkward; well, awkward for Slider, usually when they go to R-Fair City, they leave with his arm around Kim laughing about some random subject. And now she's pissed.
They got to the cybercoop and Slider opened Kim's door. It was the best thing he could do for her, in hope that she'll calm down, Kim shot him an evil glare as she got in. Slider closed the door. "And she's still pissed." he muttered as he walked over to his side and got in. Slider started the coop and took off.
A strong silence filled the cybercoop, again making it more awkward between them. It was about 5 minutes until Control Central when Slider couldn't take it anymore; he had to say something to Kim.
"Kim, I-"
"Save it!" Kim said. "Just be lucky I didn't kill you!"
'And she's still pissed.' he thought. 'This is hell.'
The two arrived at Control Central, Kim had no hesitation on getting out. She slammed the door so hard, Slider could have sworn it would have fallen off. Slider hated when Kim's mad at him. Usually he can make a joke out of Kim's anger, but he knew better than to mess with Kim's life, yet he did it anyway.
He got out of his coop. "Kim, wait." he said as he caught up to her.
"I'm still mad at you!" she said as she stopped in her tracks.
"I know, just hear me out." he said.
Kim turned around, her eyes still in that dark trance. Slider could tell that she was sarcastically thinking: 'This should be good.'
He took a deep breath and started. "Kim do you remember that promise we made and don't lie to me, I know for a fact that you never make promises?"
"You know me so well." Kim said sarcastically.
"We promised that 'no matter what happens, we will always be best friends.' And since I know you; I know that you wouldn't break a promise.
Kim was silent, letting the words sink in.
"Kim, the last thing I want is for you to get hurt, and I'm afraid that if you keep having nightmares, you're gonna hurt yourself, or lose your mind." he said.
Kim's eyes lightened.
"You know with me being a guy, and you being a girl, I get the urge to keep you safe all the time. But with you being you, it's like you don't need me to keep you safe, but instead, it's you keeping me safe."
Kim's eyes lightened a bit more and seemed almost apologetic.
"Slider, you do keep me safe. If it wasn't for you I'd probably be losing my mind by now or at the worst… dead.
"Kim, I don't expect you to go to a therapist, I just want you to decide what you think is best and-"
Digit walked into the room. "Hey, Kim, Slider. How was therapy?"
"And guys will always be guys." Kim said finishing Slider's sentence, referring to her birthday when Digit went behind her back and asked Slider to get the kids to see her. Her eyes went back to their original dark trance.
"Kim, I-"
"You know, that's a load of crap, Slider!" she said storming off, not believing a word he said.
"So close." Slider said once Kim left.
"I'm guessing I was at the wrong place at the wrong time." Digit said.
They heard a loud slam that made them both jump.
"Ok." Digit said. "Either Kim's mad and she just slammed her door or…"
"She's pissed." Slider finished.
Present….
"Okay… so why do you need us to check on Kim?" Matt asked.
"Well, Kim's mad at Slider, and she's mad at me, but not at you three."
The cybersquad looked at each other.
"You kids want to help Kim too, right?" Digit asked.
"Well, yes, but if we try to help her she might get mad at us." Jackie pointed out
"Come on, earthlies, you've seen her have nightmares." Digit said. "Please, we're desperate."
"Okay, we'll go check on her." Inez said.
The three walked out of the control room and through the halls of Control Central. Once they got to Kim's room they were a little scared to go in.
"Okay, so who wants to go in first?" Inez asked.
No one said anything.
"Come on, guys, it's just Kim." Matt said.
"Yeah, it's Kim. Remember what happened in the sewers. She could hurt us." Jackie said.
"Jackie has a point, Matt." Inez said.
"Although, Kim wouldn't hurt us. Would she?" Jackie counterpointed.
"So, do you wanna open the door?" Matt asked.
"No way, you do it." Jackie said.
"No way." Matt said. He looked over at Inez. "You do it."
"Why me?" Inez complained.
"You're the shortest." Matt teased.
"Well, you're the tallest,* not to mention the guy in our group." Inez snapped.
"I have an idea." Jackie said seeing a die on the floor. She picked it up. "Okay, look. This die has six sides, we each get two of them. Which ever number it lands on, opens the door."
"Sounds fair." Matt said. "Let's do it."
Jackie picked 2 and 4, Matt picked 1 and 3, and Inez picked 5 and 6. Jackie rolled the die and it landed on Kim's favorite number: 4
"How about we roll again." Jackie said not wanting to open the door.
"It rolled on your number Jacks, open the door." Matt said.
"Me and my big ideas." she muttered before opening the door.
The kids entered the room and found it was freezing cold.
"Why is it so cold in here?" Inez asked.
Jackie looked over at the wall seeing her thermostat with a bit of smoke coming out. "I think her thermostat is broken."
"I can't believe it." Matt said. "Kim is actually sleeping."
Kim was on her couch with her back towards the three, shivering in her sleep.
"Kim." Matt said walking over to her.
"Ummm… Matt I'm not sure that she's shaking because it's cold." Inez said trying to stop him, but Matt didn't listen.
"Kim." he said again while attempting to wake her up by shaking her.
Unfortunately, once in contact, Kim woke up and grabbed the pillow she was sleeping on and hit Matt with it as she screamed. He fell to the ground from the hit as the girls jumped.
Once Kim realized that she was now awake she saw the pillow in her hand and realized she just hit Matt.
"Oh my God. Matt, I am so sorry." she said.
"Dang, and I thought Digit was kidding when he said that you flung him against the wall." Matt said.
"Kim, were you asleep for two days?" Jackie asked moving closer to Kim knowing it was safe. Inez followed.
"I was asleep for two days?!" she said.
"Apparently." Matt said who was still on the ground.
"Need help, Matt?" Kim asked putting out her hand.
Matt grabbed it and Kim stood up as she pulled him up.
"Why is it so cold in here." Kim asked.
"Your thermostat broke." Jackie said.
"Are you kidding me?" Kim said. "Damn." she muttered as she sat back down on the couch, her face buried into her hands.
"Is Slider right? Kim said lifting her head. "Do I need help? I assume Digit told you guys what happened, since you three are checking up on me."
"Well…" the three chorused.
"So that's a yes, huh?" Kim said.
Silenced filled the room.
"Are you thinking on going to a therapist?" Matt asked.
"No, therapy is for people who've lost their minds." Kim said.
"No offence, Kim, but I think you've already have." Inez said.
"I guess the nightmares are becoming a problem." Kim said.
Kim could of sworn Inez let out a sigh in relief, but she ignored it.
"Anyway, how about the four of us do something fun together, like go to R-Fair City."
"No Digit?" Matt asked.
"No Digit, no Slider, just the four of us." Kim said. "You kids in or not?"
"Are you still mad at them?" Jackie asked.
"Yes, but we're a team now, we should be spending time together." Kim said. "I'm not going to R-Fair City alone. You kids coming?"
"Count us in." Jackie said.
"Great. Let me just take a ba- shower before we go. I stink." Kim said.
'Way to almost blow your cover, Kim.'
"What about the thermostat?" Inez asked.
"Oh, yeah." Kim said as she got up.
She walked over to the wall the thermostat was on and ran her finger along the wall as if she was following a wire. Kim marked an invisible 'X' and pounded it with her fist a few times. Then she turned up the temperature in the room.
"Fixed."
2 hours later…..
Kim came out of the bathroom and grabbed her bag.
"You kids ready?" she asked.
"You bet." Matt replied.
"Alright, you squirts." Kim said grabbing the keys to the four-seater cybercoop, since her coop was under construction. "Come on."
The four left Kim's room looking forward to an exciting day.
A/N: Hi, this is the first chapter of the third book of the Hidden saga. Yay! Trust me the story gets better, in fact the saga gets better. Will I tell you? In time, yes. Ha-ha. I have finals so wish me luck. ;)
*- Episode 301 (EcoHaven CSE)