Chapter two

Slowly but unsteadily, Jackie broke into consciousness. What happened? She raised her upper body, looking around. Nearby Inez was still unconscious on the charred grass. Beside her a robot bird- friend named Digit struggled to straighten his beak. But Matt was gone. Jackie calmly forced her brain to tell her what had happened. It did, slowly telling her about a message from Motherboard saying Inez, Matt and her to come to Sensible Flats to stop the Hacker from poisoning everyone's food. It played back an explosion then blackness.

Jackie considered, No doubt Hacker must have thrown a bomb at them causing them to fall unconscious. A horrible thought attacked her brain, Hacker must have kidnapped Matt.

A groan interrupted her thoughts. She turned to see Inez carefully rise weakly, "what happened," she asked.

Jackie fell to her knees beside Inez, "he's got him, that villain, he's taken him prisoner."

Inez was confused, "who's taken who Jackie?"

"Hacker Inez Hacker," Jackie confession blurred out, "look around you Inez, don't you see?"

Inez looked around, "Do I see what?"

"Matt, Inez, Matt," panicked Jackie "Hacker has taken Matt, he's kidnapped Matt."

Inez's face showed both fear and horror, "No, no, not Matt, why Matt?"

Digit answered for Jackie, "I don't know Inez but we have to rescue him," Digit looked around before adding, "I've sent a message to Motherboard. She will send a portal to us and information on Matt's whereabouts and condition. If The Hacker's got Matt and they're out there somewhere then Motherboard will find them and when she does, we will go and get him back."

"What do you mean 'IF THE HACKERS GOT HIM' who else will want to capture Matt," Inez interrupted.

"Don't forget Nessie that Hacker isn't the only bad guy in cyberspace, there are others," Digit reminded Inez, shivering with fright at the thought.

Inez suddenly screamed, backed away, tripped over something and fell to the floor, slamming her back hard against the grass.

Jackie ran to her, "Are you okay?"

Inez rose onto her elbows, "what did I trip over?"

Jackie looked between her feet. Digit reached out a hand (err wing) and yanked it from under Inez. Inez sat up to get a better look at the object. It was a bag. A heavy bag. A heavy orange bag. A heavy orange bag full of maths equipment, baseball balls and a yellow and blue yo-yo.

"It looks familiar," Inez said looking closer.

Jackie pulled out the yo-yo, "You should, and its Matt's,"she pointed to the design on the yo-yo, "Look at the blue star on the yo-yo. Matt uses it to think and concentrate."

Inez nodded, "and that's defiantly his bag, he doesn't go anywhere without it."

A pink, spirally wrap hole interrupted their conversation. The portal. Jackie swung the bag on her back (placing the yo-yo in first) and nodded. Inez nodded back. She was ready. So was Digit. He nodded too. The portal sucked Inez, Jackie and Digit though itself to their destination.

"Lets find Matt," Jackie shouted as they spun round and round.

"Yeah," Inez and Jackie cheered.