Chapter 4: Sakamoto

The room was a large, empty chamber with a large egg off in the distance labelled No. 00, and just ahead of him lay an unconscious Sue and a computer.

He walked up to Sue and nudged her. She awoke with a groan, then quickly got up and took a fighting stance.

"Hey, I'm not dead yet! You're gonna get it this time!" She shouted to nobody, and Quote simply scratched his head. She turned to him in confusion. "Huh... I got creamed by that monster. Did you save me?"

Quote tilted his head and shrugged his shoulders, then slowly nodded. Sue seemed annoyed.

"I don't need your help! I could've handled that thing by myself... somehow!" She shouted, and Quote frowned. "I hate this stupid island, and I hate every living thing on it!" She pouted.

Quote shook his head and turned to the giant egg, and so did Sue. She seemed pleased to see it.

"Look! It's... I think it's egg number 00!" She exclaimed, "This egg could be our ticket off this island!"

She ran over to the computer and began fiddling with it, before muttering the egg's condition and whatnot. However, she was halted by a password.

"Hm? A password?" She grumbled, and Quote became confused.

How exactly does one password-protect an egg?!

"Seems we need a password to hatch this egg. Well, crud," Sue muttered, "If only my brother were here, he'd set things straight."

Quote assumed that her brother must be that Kazuma person.

"Well, looks like I'm done here for now," She stated annoyedly, then walked over to the door, but stopped and turned back to Quote. "You from around here? It doesn't look like it. The words on your cap there... that's not a language they have here on this island. Did you get lost?"

Quote just sighed and shook his head.

"That's okay, I'll let you come with me. We can get off this dump together," She said, "In return, you're gonna help me."

Quote nodded. Sounded like a deal to him. But, first, he wanted to confront that Doctor. Sue left the room, and Quote followed. However, when he came back out into the Egg Corridor, Sue was already way ahead.

So, he slowly navigated back to the teleporter.

Sue had already returned to Arthur's house, and was proceeding to connect with Kazuma on her computer.

Their computers linked, and they connected to voice chat.

"Kazuma, are you there? You ok?" She greeted.

"Sue?" A male voice responded, "Is it really you?"

"It's me, Sue Sakamoto. You got away too, then?" Sue asked, "Where are you right now? I found some dragon eggs. Is Mom with you?"

"The door's stuck and I can't get out. I'm still in this shelter-like place," The voice, Kazuma Sakamoto, answered, "The sector code is 'Grasstown', see if you can run a scan on it from there. Oh, and, Mom's not here, I think she may still be with the Doctor. Are any eggs immediately hatchable?"

"There's at least one, but it's locked up with a password," She stated, "Can you do anything about that?"

Kazuma sent the teleporter link to Sue, linking the teleporter to a teleporter at Grasstown Structure D.

"Anyway, I'm coming to help you, just wait right there," Sue ordered.

Kazuma shook his head. Yeah, as if he was planning on going somewhere. He sighed.

"Gotcha. Oh, and, can you bring some food while you're-" He asked, but Sue disconnected. He sighed again.

Sue looked at the teleporter impatiently, wondering when her new ally was going to arrive.

The door was opened suddenly, and Sue turned to see a very angry looking King standing there.

"You're back," He grumbled, "We've been waiting for you."

"What now?" Sue asked, irritated by the interruption, "I'm kinda busy right now."

"Toroko's been taken," King stated.

"What?!" Sue screamed, and Jack walked in.

"And, we're holding you responsible for it!" He shouted, and King approached her, then grabbed her roughly.

"Let me go!" She shouted, and squirmed vigorously.

"Oh no, you don't!" He hissed, and carried her up to the top of the village, where he put her in a cage.

Quote went through the teleporter, and saw Jack waiting for him. He walked up to the Mimiga.

"Welcome back. Sue's back, too. She's been put in the cage outside," Jack explained, and Quote frowned. "When the Doctor's minions come, we'll try to get Toroko back. By exchanging them, y'see."

That seemed pretty harsh for a girl like Sue.

"I know, it's not very nice, but Toroko is one of us. Sue, however, is not. This is what happens when you act alone," He muttered.

Quote looked up and saw Sue in a cage with King standing watch over her.

"Let me out right now!" Sue shouted, and King turned and stared into her soul.

"Shut it! YOU'RE the reason Toroko was kidnapped! So, we're going to try to exchange you for her! Maybe if you didn't act like a spoiled brat, this wouldn't have happened!" King yelled.

Quote was shocked. For such a small creature, he had one heck of a yelling voice.

"You creep!" Sue shrieked.

"If we don't get her back, I swear I'll tear you limb from limb!" King threatened.

Quote climbed up to the top of the village and approached them. King turned to him and frowned.

"This is the fate of all who disturb the order of the village," He stated.

Quote then turned to Sue, who frowned.

"Yep, I'm stuck here. The Doctor's minions took a Mimiga, thinking she was me. Her name was Toroko, and when no one in the village would have anything to do with me, she alone was warm and kind," Sue explained sadly.

She adopted a thoughtful look, then snapped her fingers.

"Oh, I know," She said, "Why don't you go save my brother in my place? He's in an area called Grasstown. Go find him and bring him here."

Quote nodded, and returned to Arthur's house, and set the teleporter for Grasstown. He hopped in, and everything went blue.

He readied himself for anything.