Chapter Three

A/N: Hiiii welcome to the third chapter~

I finally came up with a title for this story after all this time lol. Though I just don't know if I should keep it like that or change it to "The Final Chase" or "Hacker's Revenge". (The former sounds really cool~)

Also making a cover image for this story~.

Chapter Three

*Earth*

Rain poured as the Cybersquad moped silently in Matt's family barn for hours after their return home from Cyberspace. The yellow light above them flickered occasionally, snacks they had brought were packed into a pile on the windowsill along with a few juice boxes as they just did their own thing.

Jackie sat on a haystack trying to fix and style her hair, Matt took to leaning on the wooden railing and beam as he played on his handheld game while Inez meditated on the floor.

"I don't get it! I just don't get it...," Jackie huffed, ruffling her hair in agitation.

Frowning a bit, Inez perked up as she turned her attention to Jackie, "Yeah me neither. We have handled every single one of Hacker's plans before but let's also not forget that Coop and Slider DID get hurt. And not to mention sites have been taken over by clones of Delete and Buzz."

Jackie sighed heavily as she nodded. She then looked over her shoulder over to Matt, who was more fixiated on his game than anything that was said. "Hey Matt?."

Nothing. He was either ignoring her on purpose or was he too deep into playing his game that he didn't hear her as Matt continued mashing the buttons, eyes squinted at the tiny screen.

"Matt?"

The second time had gotten his attention as the boy's eyes darted up from the screen for a split second as his character ran into a spikey demise, earning a game over title and jingle.

"Ah darn it!". He turned the game off and stuffed the device into his pants pocket.

He groaned irritatedbly as he rubbed his hands over his face. "Ugggh, this is just so frustrating! I just hope everyone's alright. I miss them already."

Inez sadly smiled. "Me too."

Looking out the window, the rain had died down, only the night was in the sky.

Slowly, Jackie stood up from her seat as she stretched and patted herself from the straws of hay as she walked to the stairs. "Well guys, I gotta go home. I'm getting tired."

"Yeah same here. See ya Matt. Maybe tomorrow will be better," Inez said as she began to walk with Jackie out of the barn.

Grumbling a "i hope so" under his breath, Matt called off the railing with a quick, "Be sure to ask my mom to take you home guys!"

They both nodded and waved their goodbyes to the boy.

Everything about this day was just so irritating. What would Hacker be planning to have so many clones? Why couldn't he just give up? These thoughts floated around in Matt's mind as he shut the barn door, locking it. He trudged his way through the mud to the porch of his home.

Wiping the mud on the mat from his muddy shoes, he reached for the knob and opened the front door. It was only him while his mother was dropping the girls off and his dad was working the midnight shift.

Matt turned the light on in the hall for when his parents got back. He sighed as he walked up the stairs.

He stood in front of his bedroom door, staring at his 'Keep out' signs and stickers of his favorite baseball players, letting out a small chuckle as he went into his room. Taking off his backpack, he placed it on his dresser as he began shuffing his shoes off with his feet.

Stepping over his skateboard, action figures and baseball trading cards, he opened his arms wide as he plopped down on top of his bed, not even bothering to change into his pjamas or putting on a new pair of jeans. Matt tsked as his lip started itching. He brought his hand to his mouth as he traced the wound with his forefinger. It started to scab over but the blanket irritated it.

Maybe a new coat of neosporin wouldn't hurt but he was too tired and too comfortable to go and reach into his backpack.

Yawning, he clambered to the middle on his bed and flopped to his side, facing his window as he grabbed for the blanket and covered himself.

"Maybe tomorrow will be better."

5:00 AM

The room was quiet, save for Matt's slight snores, as he was on his stomach with his left arm hanging off the bed and his right under him.

Everything was normal until blinding cyan and purple lights started sparking from the computer, Matt whimpered as he folded his pillow over his face. The pressure from the steam cause the edges of the screen to pop off and earning a startling blow causing the boy to jolt fully awake and upright. He scooted backwards up to the wall and window.

"Whoa!!"

Smoke poured out, the computer shook and occasionally jumped as if alive. Almost like a sceen from a high quality scifi movie, two bright purple tendrils seeped from the once screen face as they began twisting and turning, morphing into the shape of a circle.

It flickered spastically and then exploded. The boy yelped as he covered himself with his blanket to block any blows.

It was quiet once more but he waited for a few moments before he slowly peeked from his blanket shield.

He gasped as he quickly noticed the dark spot on his floor was none other than his Cyberbird friend from Cyberspace.

"Digit!"

Scurriing off his bed, Matt jumped to his feet an dashed to his crumbled up friend, holding him upright. The room was dark but he took in every detail, Digit didn't look so good, almost like he was in a fight. His frame was bent and burnt in some places, oil steadly rivered from the body plates and his beak oddly out of shape. The boy brought the Cyberbird into his lap without hurting him as he hugged Digit tightly, but carefully, to his chest.

"What happened in there, buddy?," he whispered to his unconcious friend, rocking side to side in place as tears dribbled down his cheeks and onto Digit's hat.

This MIGHT be a short, I just don't wanna spoil too much ;)

Hope you liked this chapter!