Jessica landed in the luscious forests of Pompadoria a few minutes after leaving the Northern Frontier. Using a map Dr. Marbles had left for her in the cybercoupe, Jessica went to the Geotite Grotto where the mineral was stored. It was dark and moist and smelled like wet wood, but Jessica kept her cool as best as she could. Being a strong arachnophobic, Jessica knew as long as there weren't any spiders she'd be fine. A sparkling plethora of crystals were tucked into a carved-out hole in the wall.

"The Geotite!" Jessica said happily. She took the Geotite crystals one by one and put them in the box. While she was doing that, Delete was getting himself into hot water back on the Grim Wreaker. Feeling slightly peckish, Hacker told Buzz and Delete to bake a cake. Unfortunately, when Delete frosted it, he accidentally used his wig gel instead of icing! To make a long story short, Hacker's mouth was glued for ten minutes straight and when it finally wore off, Delete was grounded.

Buzz didn't think that was fair. Hacker's wig gel tubes and the icing tubes he buys look similar. But he wasn't going to say that to the boss in case he'd end up grounded along with his little brother.

Hacker walked over to the Geotite. He picked up a piece and fingered it carefully with his green fingers. "Ahh, Geotite. Without you, Motherboard is totally unimmune to the virus! This is truly the happiest-whoops!" Buzz accidentally bumped into Hacker, causing him to drop the piece. It shattered instantly on the floor. Hacker just stood there, dumbfounded at the sight. Buzz panicked. He knew Hacker would yell at him for being clumsy any second.

"Sorry boss! I'll getta broom for ya!" He ran off towards Hacker's closet and pulled a broom and dustpan out of the cluttered mess. When he returned, Hacker was stooped down, examining the shattered pieces. Buzz gulped, "I-I'm really sorry, boss. But at least Motherboard doesn't have it!"

Hacker shook his head. "No, Buzz, it's not that." He took a book off of the control panel. The cover read Minerals in Cyberspace. He turned to page 200, where it discussed Geotite in Pompadoria. He skimmed the paragraphs until he found the statement he'd been looking for: Due to its hard texture, Geotite is extremely difficult to break; a fall of at least 100 cyberfeet is required to shatter it. After Buzz read it, Hacker slammed the book shut. "Do you know what this means, Buzz?" Buzz shook his head. "It means this Geotite is FAKE!"

"Let's check an' see if they're all like that, boss," Buzz suggested. Hacker dumped the Geotite in the box onto the ground at a height of only a few cyberfeet. Each of them shattered immediately. Hacker roared in fury.

"I'VE BEEN TRICKED! I smell an Earthbrat, and I bet they're in Pompadoria right now!" Hacker stomped to the control panel and set the coordinates to Pompadoria before sitting in his recharger chair. "The real Geotite is MINE..."

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Jessica dropped the last piece of Geotite into the bag. "Finally!" she sighed. "My mission is complete!" Jessica walked out of the cave and into the bright Pompadorian sunlight. But just as she pulled out her map to go to the location of her cleverly hidden cybercoupe, she heard an engine above. It was the Grim Wreaker! "Uh oh..." Jessica scanned around for a place to hide. She ran into a tree with a hole big enough for her to get through. To make sure her feet weren't visible, Jessica positioned her feet on two woodknots on either side of the tree that worked perfectly as footholds.

The ramp of the Wreaker slammed down hard as Hacker dashed into the forest, Buzz following at his heels. Delete watched through the window of his and Buzz's room as they left. A sneaky grin covered his face. "I can get outta here without the boss knowin'!" he whispered to himself. Delete scooped all of his stuffed bunnies into his arms and arranged them on his bed. When he threw the covers over it, the normal eye would assume Delete was underneath, sleeping soundly, in case Hacker came back too soon. Delete popped open the window and carefully climbed down the ship's side. All he wanted was some fresh air and fun, and he skipped off happily into the forest, opposite of Hacker's direction.

From her hiding spot in the tree, Jessica could hear someone running past her into the Geotite Grotto. A minute later, she heard an agonizing yell. "They're all gone!" It was definitely Hacker's voice. He growled and stomped out of the cave. "I just know the Earthbrats are up to this! They will pay severely!" Unsatisfied, Hacker stomped back towards his ship. Delete was picking flowers in the forest. Peeking behind a tree, he saw the boss and his older brother return to the ship.

"I'll have plenty of time before we go back home," Delete said to himself. In the name of comedic timing, the engine started in the Wreaker. Delete hissed, "Oh crap!" He dropped the daisies he had picked and ran to the ship. But when he was halfway up, the ship went into hyperdrive into Cyberspace. The force of the ship was too much for Delete, and knocked him off, plummeting him to the ground.

Coming out of her hiding place, Jessica saw someone fall off the Grim Wreaker as it took off. Curious, she ran in the direction of the scream.

Delete landed on his back with a sharp, metallic THUNK! The pain surged through his body, making him cry out. Tears welled up in his eyes. He tried fighting them back to no avail. "Dear God," he prayed, "please help me! I'll never sneak out again! Send someone to help me! Please, God..." Delete blacked out for a moment.

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