Old Note:
This is the start of the story you have all been waiting for. The story that started it all.

Cyberchase: A Black Heart.

Okay, enough with the intros. The first part of this chapter is sort of like a history lesson. I don't own Cyberchase, however so far, Siren, Web, and Net Marbles are all my idea. So is Dr. Marbles first name and the idea of him and Coop being brothers.


Chapter One
History of Cyberspace

Cyberspace is a strange and wonderfully mysterious place full of monsters and living people known as cyborgs. Cyberspace lives apart from the human world, separated by an unseen barrier that prevented the cyber-citizens from seen the human world, and vice-versa.

In the beginning of life for Cyberspace, the cosmic world was at the brink of chaos. There was no leader in because there was no leader, war had broken out between cyborgs and robots and gargoyles (the only the truly living organisms in that place). The war was designed to figure out which of the species was the most dominant. Of course, dominance always resulted in a bloody battle because no one can agree on anything.

What Cyberspace really needed was a leader. A mediator. Someone who could see past everyone's differences. Unfortunately, no one could agree on that either. Then, a young borg stepped out of the shadows and made history for Cyberspace.

No one knew who created him - cyborgs and robots are created, not born - only that he just appeared out of the woodwork one day. He introduced himself as Siren Marbles and he was incredibly intelligent borg vast amounts of wisdom and marvelous foresight. On the outside, Siren was only a kid - just a teenager - but his intellect went far beyond his years. Siren was friends with everyone in Cyberspace - including the gargoyles, who met everyone deemed unfriendable - and every one wanted him to be the leader of Cyberspace. But Siren wouldn't have it.

"I'm just a kid!" Siren told everyone. "What can I possibly do?"

"But you're very smart kid. Your father, whoever he is, was a great borg to have created you. Please, Siren. Won't you take the throne of Cyberspace and end this war and suffering?"

Still, Siren said no. He couldn't see himself being a leader. He didn't think he had the right qualities. His purpose was to be a technician and that's all he wanted to be. That's when if Siren came up with an idea.

"Tell me what you're looking for in a leader." he told everyone and he made a mental note listing the qualities they were looking for.

Someone intelligent and wise. Someone who could see the inside of everyone instead of the outside. Someone who could see everything going on in Cyberspace at once. Someone kind, gentle, and just. Someone who understands what needs to be done and why.

Siren understood. He could do these things, but he still did not think he was cut out for something like this. But there was no one else who could, so he called all his friends together and had them help him on a task that would take years to complete.

They started out on Cybersite Nowhere, building bits and pieces of a structure that would soon be called Control Central. With each piece finished, construction borgs would take the pieces away from Nowhere and bring them to a spot in the very center of Cyberspace where more construction borgs were at work attaching the new pieces to the ones already put in place. Once Control Central was finished, Siren went to work making the brain of the whole operation. He drew up the design for terminal to house this program and asked his friends to help him make it. When the terminal was finished and all the system equipment in place, Siren and entered program and the new leader of Cyberspace was born.

It appeared in the form of a woman's face flanked by and hypnotic swirl of red, blue, and purple. Her hair was blue, her skin was a light blue on the left side and a darker blue on the right. She had a rectangular left eye and a circular right eye. Her nose was triangular. She had a parentheses at the left corner of her mouth, and a serial number at the right corner.

Despite her odd appearance, everyone liked her. She was polite, possessed many of the other qualities cyber-citizens will looking for, and had the voice of authority. Siren introduced her as Motherboard and everyone agreed that she should be the leader of Cyberspace. Thus Motherboard's reign began.

For her first decision as leader, Motherboard appointed Siren as her Chief Technician. It was Siren's duty to perform routine checks and make repairs as was necessary. But no matter how absorbed he came in his work, Siren became lonely and he made himself a son whom he named Web Marbles.

Web worked alongside his father, making repairs replacing things as needed. As Web got older, he learned how to perform more duties and was soon appointed Chief Technician when Siren route tools to continue with his work. There were moments in Web's life when he enjoyed working alone. He can work in peace without his father's shadow hanging over him. But he knew he wouldn't always be there to work on Motherboard. So, like Siren before him, Web made a son in dubbed him the name Net Marbles. Thus, the cycle continued.

Net worked alongside his father until Web became too old to continue what his father started. Then, Net was left to finish his grandfather's legacy. But he, too, need to have someone at his side to help him, so he made two sons whom he called Mathias - who would become the father of the hero of Cyberspace - and Cooper.

When Net left Mathias to take over his great-grandfather's legacy, Mathias felt he couldn't do a good enough job with just the knowledge given to him prior to his start-up. He attended several classes throughout Cyberspace and achieved his Doctorate in Computer Technology. Since that day, Mathias became known as Dr. Mathias Marbles, although everyone just called him Dr. Marbles out of respect.

While Mathias left his younger brother, Cooper, to attend both their duties, Cooper felt his brother was receiving more attention than himself. Cooper (who everyone just called "Coop") became jealous and called Mathias out for not sharing in the limelight. Mathias told Cooper "It would please me to share it with you, if you so desire". But Coop was still unhappy. A few could develop between the two brothers and Coop left to live on Cybersite Radopolis. The two never spoke again.

Mathias was a social creature. He had a lady friend, Ada Mae Lovelace, who shared the same views and hobbies as he did. But the two were too busy to see other very often.

Like his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather before him, Mathias was a lonely. He wanted someone at his side someone who could understand and help him with his daily chores. But he wasn't sure how to two run it by Motherboard. Thankfully, Motherboard already knew something was on Mathias' mind.

Dr. Marbles' was the kind of person who didn't wear his emotions on his sleeve. He felt emotions got in the way he and muddled someone's mind, thus making it difficult to complete certain tasks. For the most part, he remained stoic; only ever displaying jubilation if one of his inventions started working right away. Sometimes his brow furrowed in frustration if a program wasn't working properly, or sometimes just in concentration. Mathias wasn't the kind of person who got distracted easily. When he was distracted, problems arose. But Mathias was always quick to fix those problems.

Today was a different story.

1

Dr. Marbles' brow had been nicked in a frown since early morning. Motherboard knew something was on his mind it but didn't dare ask. At least not right away.

"Dr. Marbles, is something bothering you?" Motherboard asked when Mathias used the wrong part for the job he was trying to do . . . again.

"Nothing I would like to discuss at the moment, Motherboard." Mathias said.

He hated being short with his charge, but he was trying to concentrate, rather unsuccessfully, at the job at hand.

"Mathias, stop when you are doing and talk to me." Motherboard had had enough.

Mathias put his screwdriver down and looked up into Motherboard's holographic face. "Very well. Perhaps there is something I would like to discuss. You have noticed I have not been myself lately, haven't you?"

"Of course. You are at him like your forefathers before you."

"How did they overcome their loneliness?" Mathias asked.

"They made their children, of course." Motherboard said.

Mathias considered this a moment. Was Motherboard giving him permission to make a cyborg? He knew creating life carried the certain level of responsibility. Mathias was plenty responsible. But was he responsible enough to be a father?

"Motherboard, I have formulated a proposition for you, I would like to make a cyborg. But I would like it two be unlike any other cyborg."

"You want to be a father?"

"You have entered the data correctly." Mathias said.

"Mathias, I'm believed he would make the fine father. I gave you permission to arrange for this borg's creation. I do ask you only work on your creation during your free time."

"Will do."