"I told you we should've taken a left!" a girl's voice yelled.
"Well, sooorry, I thought we should just take a freaking right!" a boy's voice protested.
Jackie stopped and looked at the two kids ahead of them.
There was a boy and a girl.
Inez looked at her friend. "Jackie, what's wrong?"
Jackie pointed at the two bickering kids.
Inez ran forward and stood between them. "Woah, whoa, whoa, what's going on?"
The girl pointed at the boy. "He said we should take a right and not a left, like I told him!"
"Oh, excuuuuuse me, Princess, but normally when we go the way I say, don't you normally end up thanking me?" the boy objected.
"And now, we're lost! Thanks a lot, Ryan!" the girl yelled.
"No problem, Ariel," Ryan said with sarcasm and venom.
"Okay, okay, now why are you fighting over directions?" Jackie asked.
"We're trying to find someone," Ariel and Ryan said simultaneously.
"Who?" Slider asked.
"S—" Ariel started.
Ryan clapped a hand over Ariel's mouth. "Sorry, we can't tell ya. By the way, I'm Ryan Parks. And this is my sister, Ariel."
Ariel then smacked her brother. "Why did you shut me up!"
Ryan pulled his sister over behind a bush a little ways away.
"Motherboard told us not to tell the current CyberSquad who we were yet! If we know Slider and Digit, they'll ask why, and we'll haf'ta tell 'em," Ryan whispered.
"Ooohhhhhhhhhh," Ariel nodded in confirmation.
Ryan and Ariel walked back to the quartet.
"Sorry 'bout that~" Ariel apologized.
"Hey, since we're both lookin' fer someone, why don' we look together?" Ryan asked.
Inez nodded. "Heck yes!"
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"So, his name's Matt…" Ryan mused.
"And he had orange hair, wears a green sweater and jeans, and always has a backpack…" Ariel confirmed.
Jackie nodded. "Yeah, Hacker somehow infiltrated his mind and now they're best friends!"
"Wait, Hacker!" Ariel exclaimed. "The Hacker! The guy who gave Motherboard the virus!"
Digit nodded.
Ariel growled.
"Easy, Ari," Ryan said, putting his hand on his sister's shoulder.
Ariel sighed. "Alright. Let's get moving and go look for Matt."
Inez nodded vigorously. "Yes! We have to find Matt ASAP!"
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A/N: hi, this is NOT the actual chapter; this is a preview chapter, mostly meant for Aisha. Will this work as a first meeting? I know you said that Motherboard sent Ariel and Ryan to Hacker, but I totally forgot about that, then I re-read your review with my brother and my expression, "O_O OH SHIT." I hope this works, hun. xD
