Zero Network
Chapter 1: A New Blade
Scene 3: Rise Of Enigma
Blake wakes up the very next morning to his mother crying, every second of it is tearing him apart. He finds himself crying before too long, the thought of going through his life without his father was ripping him apart. He rolls over on his stomach before trying to go back to sleep with all of his thoughts focused on his dad. Zero watches from the PET, wondering to himself what this emotion is. He watches as Blake turns over many times before finally sitting up in his bed.
"Why… why did this happen? He never did anything to anyone… he was always so kind and helpful. All of that… and they label him so quickly as the leader of a organization. Why did it have to be him…?" Blake mutters to himself as the PET's screen turns off suddenly.
"I am just a program… a Net Navi. Why do I feel so much pain for him?" Zero asks himself while looking at his hands.
A few hours later Blake finally gets out of bed, looking at the time he realizes that he is going to be late for school. He shakes his head before picking up his PET and walking out of his room. He can still hear his mother in her room as he passes by to walk downstairs. He stops to see that his brother and sister have left for school already. Blake slowly walks down, knowing that his father should be there at the base of the stairs at this very moment to greet him for the day. He walks into the kitchen and makes the choice to prepare breakfast for his mother. He scrambles the eggs and places the bacon in separate pans before adding sausage to the pan with the bacon. A few minutes pass before his mother walks down the stairs with her nose in the air. Her hair is in a mess while her eyes look extremely tired.
"Blake…? You don't have to do that…" she tells him.
"I wanted to make you some breakfast." replies Blake as he turns to her, seeing that she is basically lifeless. "Besides you need to eat something." he adds as he brings her plate.
"He should be here right now." his mother suddenly says as Blake stops everything.
"Mom… don't do this to yourself." Blake says to her while putting her plate down. He adds a glass of milk to the table for her as well.
"It's the truth… he should be here right now, eating breakfast with us…" she continues while looking at her food.
"I know…" says Blake while thinking of nothing better to say.
Blake eats his own food and drinks his own glass of milk as he watches his mom play around with her food. He catches her looking at his fathers seat half of the time, while the other half she is looking at him with such a depressed face. The silence is broken by a few bangs on their front door.
"I'll get it mom." says Blake as he walks to the front door. He opens it to see three men standing there in suits.
I could have sworn that I was looking at one of those bad television programs that involved three men who went around solving cases and somehow always ended up with victory.
"Hello son, shouldn't you be at school?" asks the man in the front who is wearing the typical grey detective suit. He looks like an aged person, with more bald space than comb over hair. He has uneasy green eyes.
Son? I hate it when people older than me try to relate themselves to me.
"I'm not going to school today." replies Blake as another man walks closer.
"We're here to investigate the house in suspicion that you or your family are linked to any net crimes." a man with red flat top hair, green eyes and a blue suit says before Blake seems to get upset.
"We suggest that you or your mother stay out of your rooms until we are finished." the last man says while stepping forward. This one is wearing a brown suit with short black hair and a pair of sunglasses on. He is also chewing on something at the moment.
"But this is our house, not yours. We will go to our rooms if we feel like it." replies Blake as the nearly bald man pushes him out of the way.
"You will do as you are told, boy." the one with the red hair tells him as he and the other man walk by.
These guys are real jerks. They have no respect for the fact that my father died yesterday! I was not about to just sit by and watch them treat this family like garbage!
"Blake, who are these men?" asks his mother while walking out of the kitchen.
"You mean they didn't even tell you? These guys are here to investigate the house, but they're real jerks at the same time." he tells his mother as he walks into the kitchen. He instantly takes notice to the one with sunglasses on eating his mothers food.
"Hey! That is my mothers!" Blake shouts at him before taking the plate away from him.
"That is pretty tasty, give it back kid." the guy says while standing to his feet.
"I will not! You guys are a pathetic excuse for investigators!" Blake shouts as the other two turn around to him. The man with the sunglasses slaps Blake as he falls down to the floor. The plate full of food crashes in front of him as the man laughs.
"You made a mess… you should have that cleaned up right away." the man continues.
That's it.
Blake stands to his feet before punching the man right in the face. His sunglasses break off and even cut the man around his teal colored eyes. The other two walk towards Blake as the man with the black hair grabs Blake by his arm. Suddenly Blake flings him over his shoulder and slams him to the ground. The nearly bald man rushes up to him before Blake spin kicks the man's face. He flies over against the kitchen sink before the red head charges for him too. Blake raises his right foot above his head before slamming down on the head of the man charging him. He hit's the floor hard before the man with the black hair picks Blake up from behind and holds his arms in place. Suddenly the man gets a tap on his shoulder before turning around to receive another punch to the face. Blake is released as he turns around to see Victor shaking his fist, still wearing his lab coat.
"What is going on here!?" shouts Victor in a thundering voice.
"Mr. Sigma? These guys are the investigators that are suppose to search the house, but so far they have been extremely rude to us." Blake explains as Victor looks at them.
"You three should be ashamed of yourselves!" he shouts at them.
"And who are you suppose to be!?" the nearly bald man asks while holding his jaw.
"My name is Victor Sigma, I am this boys high school science teacher and a friend of this boys father and mother!" Victor replies as he looks towards Blake's mother. "I'm s very sorry about your husband Lisa…" Victor tells her before walking over to hug her.
"Thank you…" she replies as Victor releases her to go hug Blake.
"I'm sorry Blake, I wish there was something I could have done." Victor tells Blake.
"Thanks…" Blake replies.
It's strange… I knew that Victor meant what he said… but why couldn't I feel any comfort coming from him? I felt cold…
"You three will leave this house right away! I will have a long conversation with your superiors later!" Victor tells the three men as they leave their pride behind and walk out of the kitchen. They gently shut the front door as Victor smirks at Blake.
"Looks like you taught them a lesson all on your own." Victor chuckles as Blake smiles.
A black belt.
"Why are you here?" asks Lisa as Victor turns to her.
"The Principle asked me to come over to inform Blake that he did not have to worry about coming to school. His brother and sister are already in class." Victor replies as Blake starts to pick up the wasted food and pieces of glass from the plate. Victor takes notice to Blake's PET, the Z as the emblem catches his attention more than anything. He can see a small red Navi staring back at him with a blank stare.
"This Navi… looks familiar. Where have I seen this Navi before?" Victor thinks to himself as he helps Blake pick up the pieces of the plate.
An hour goes by as the three of them clean up the kitchen after the small fight. Many times Victor glances over at Blake's PET, every time Zero is watching him. After a while the three of them sit down on the couch in the living room. Blake turns on the television as Victor sits down next to him and his mother. It is silent for a few moments before the screen suddenly becomes blurry. Suddenly an image of a man wearing a black cloak and a hood appears on the screen. His face is hidden in the hood and the background is nearly as black as his cloak.
"Greetings to everyone in the world." this person starts off in a warped voice.
"What program are you watching? This guy is good at acting!" Victor says as Blake changes the channel, realizing that this person is on every channel.
"He's on every channel!" Blake says as he tries to turn off the television.
"It won't turn off?" asks his mother as Blake shakes his head.
"I am here to announce the beginning of the change of the world. For far too long the world has been plagued by the wicked and those who claim to be stronger than others… I am no different than those men! Some of you may have already heard, but a man named Jason Maverick created a virus for me… he died while testing the virus, but his legacy will live on through me." the man in the cloak speaks as Blake begins to shake again.
"How dare he…! How dare he spit out lies about my father!" Blake begins to shout as Victor watches his emotions. Lisa watches in horror as the man in the cloak stands to his feet and shows a man with long blonde hair tied to a large chair behind him. His mouth is covered by tape at the moment. This man also looks very dirty, his face is covered in dirt.
"This man is going to become very famous. I found him on the streets, a simple homeless person at that… he is going to be the very first victim of the Maverick Virus!" the man in the cloak says before an arm stretches out of the chairs top with a needle attached to the end. It sticks the needle in the mans neck before the blonde man begins to shake back and forth. The cloaked person stands in front of the camera for a few moments before stepping out of the way, showing the man in the chair to be lifeless.
"What kind of man is this? To take a life and treat it like a personal toy?" Victor asks as he manages a small smirk.
"I will bring in a new order for the world… for that there must be chaos before it! That is why I have created a new organization! Enigma!" the man in the cloak says before the screen turns off.
"My God…" Lisa mutters.
"I have to get going. I have a class to teach in less than thirty minutes." Victor tells them suddenly as he looks at his watch.
"Thank you for stopping by Victor… please take care." Lisa tells him while standing to her feet.
"You are the one that should take care. You and Blake that is…" Victor replies as he stands and hugs her.
"I think I am going to go to my room now. Thanks for everything Mr. Sigma." Blake tells him as he runs up the stairs.
"The boy is strong, he will be just fine. You have to be just as strong Lisa." Victor tells her before walking out of the house.
"I know… I know Victor…" she mutters to herself before sitting down on the couch again.
This day was starting off really bad. It was not even noon, we had three jerks burst into the house, my science teacher came to visit, and a madman basically declared war on the world. At least I knew one thing… I have at least a small lead on who set my father up. The leader of Enigma… I'm sure it is him. How dare this person name that virus after my father! This is bigger than I first thought… I may need help if I am going to put a stop to Enigma. I have no idea on where to start…
End of Chapter 1