Chapter 6: Underground

"So it's just under here"

"Yep, we can just phase through stuff because we're made of waves."

Mega Man and Taurus Fire sunk down into the floor passing through layers of rock and gravel until they reached an open space. Mega Man was astonished at what he had found; an entire underground cavern fully lit with strange machinery lying around.

"Just what is this place?" Mega Man asked.

"More exactly, how did you find this in the first place?" said Omega-xis.

Taurus Fire chuckled, "Eh, I was just getting my usual bit of virus busting when I tried to test out my new move. Turns out I couldn't stop myself from crashing so I phased out until I reached this place."

"So your stupid headlong rushes were actually useful after all." Omega-xis snickered.

"Hey! It's not my fault my partner can't control my strength." Taurus fumed.

The large amount of space underground was astonishing. Its origins were a complete mystery and how no one ever discovered this was even more baffling. Mega Man examines the area for anything strange. Well the existence of a place under the school was already strange to begin with. After confirming that nothing dangerous was going to pop out, Mega Man pulsed out and Geo went back to normal. Taurus Fire did the same.

"What do you think? Pretty cool huh?" Bud smirked proud of himself.

"It's very cool, but having only the two of us down here seems kind of lonely." replied Geo.

"Then we could make it our secret base. We can bring Zack and Sonia over."

Geo thought for a moment, "Sonia is fine since she can wave change, but how will Zack get here?"

"I could turn him into EM waves, but that's a permanent solution." Omega-xis suggested.

"No way, turning him into waves is not ok." Geo rejected the idea.

"Your dad didn't seem to mind." Omega-xis replied.

"Well you had no choice back then." said Geo.

Model Z spoke up, "Actually I'm more interested in what's on that console over there." he floated over to a terminal on the wall. It was a large computer a big as the wall itself. The screen was a 42 inch display made of glass and LCD which is uncommon these days, it used solid keys instead of a touch pad, and was an unfamiliar model. There wasn't even a brand name inscribed on the sides.

"This looks old." said Omega-xis.

"Looks like junk." Taurus added.

"Looks like it still works." Geo pressed the power button on the bottom right corner of the screen.

The monitor switched on, but what only appeared was a blank, blue screen.

"Well it's broken." said Omega-xis.

"I was hoping it would have some super cool secret on it or something." Bud was disappointed.

Geo responded, "Well keyboards could possibly be made around centuries ago. I'm surprised it still looks almost brand new."

"Maybe Zack could help us with this." said Bud.

"But we can't bring him here unless we turn him into waves." Geo replied.

"Well we're EM beings; we can just go inside and fix whatever problem there is." Omega-xis said enthusiastically.

"Oh no, those viruses are for me to delete." Taurus butted in.

Geo and Bud both gave unimpressed stares and they both wave changed to enter the console. Mega Man and Taurus Fire transformed into balls of light that entered the screen.

The inside was much unlike any other cyber core they've not ever been to. There were no wave roads, teleporters, and the like. Only a vast emerald green sea of data represented as numbers and letters arranged in incomprehensible ways. Before the two could even think about moving, a white flash of light blinded them. Soon they found themselves pushed out and lying on the floor outside.

"What was that?" Geo groaned. The light somehow undid his wave change.

"I seriously don't know. Thinking isn't my strong suit." replied Bud.

However this time there was a slight difference with the screen. Instead of an empty blue screen, some words appeared. Geo began reading them.

Before further functions become functional, security precaution must be activated.

Would you like to activate the D Area?

Yes/No

"Security? We better be careful with this." Omega-xis warned.

"I detect no weapons in the area. Whatever security here is won't harm us, or at least not directly." said Model Z matter of fact like.

"Well there's nothing better to do." Geo pressed yes. A soft humming was heard in the background.

"I don't feel any different." Taurus said. He leaned on the walls.

"When can you lean on walls Taurus?" Bud asked.

"Hey Mega, try passing through me." Geo said trying to confirm his thought.

Omega-xis moved his hand through Geo, but to his surprise, Geo was dragged along with his arm.

"Hey what the, I'm solid." Omega-xis was startled at the fact. Taurus and Omega-xis punched the wall with the intention of passing through them, however their attacks actually made contact.

"This is weird. Can you turn that thing off?" asked Taurus.

Geo pressed a few keys to see if there was anything he could do. "Nope, nothing, the option seems to have disappeared.

"What! You do know that if we can't phase through objects, we can't leave this place and I don't see any doors around here either." Omega-xis shouted angrily.

Bud started panicking, "What are we going to do? We might starve here."

Model Z firmly shouted, "Calm down, all of you!"

Everyone turned their heads towards Model Z.

"Whoever designed this place made it possible for someone to get in and therefore it should be possible to get out." Model Z explained the situation calmly.

"Ok then what should we do?" Geo asked.

"First off, we should see what else we can get out of that console since you went through the trouble of activating the security." said Model Z.

Geo pressed a few more keys, "There's a message left in here."

Ak45h1c 123co12ds: F1le No. 20XX

The powers lost to time shall reawaken once more. Their power once great, gave the people salvation. The being of absolute despair shall one day rise to power and the people shall be consumed in the cataclysm. The six fragments of hope gives light and the bonds of the people shall persevere. Infinite potential resides within the sky, sea, flame, shadow, and light. Firm belief shall be tested in the face of absolute despair.

The six fragments of hope must be found before absolute despair consumes us all.

Downloading…..

A compact disk ejected from a slot in the computer and Geo removed it from the drive. He handled the disk with care in order not to scratch it.

"A CD, haven't seen one of these since that time I went to the museum." said Geo.

"Just how old is this thing?" said Omega-xis.

"It may be old, but it has kept itself maintained for eons. Whoever thought of this must have planned very far ahead." commented Model Z.

"I have a CD player at my house. We can check out whatever's on it there." said Bud, "But more importantly we still have to find a way out of here."

"I'm working on it." Geo continued messing with the keys. He found more settings on the computer.

Please Enter User Data

New User:

"Ugh more complications." Omega-xis groaned.

"Let's just smash this thing and see if the barrier disappears." roared Taurus.

"Stop it!" Bud grabs Taurus tightly before he could smash the terminal. Geo continued with the proceedings.

Username: Geo Stellar

Password: Starforce

Reenter Password: Starforce

Please place arm in scanner.

A compartment opens up revealing a large crevice to insert ones arm through. With nothing left to do, Geo sticks his arm in the scanner and waits for the results.

Configuring devices….

Complete.

activated. Please take a portable transerver from the left wall. The AI shall configure the devices to fit your terminal.

Welcome Geo Stellar, Thank you for using my services.

The left wall opened up and revealed several odd looking devices. They were small enough to fit in one's arm and looked like a mechanical brace with slots and holes as if it was meant to be attached somewhere.

Model Z seemed to know what they are, "Portable transervers." he said. "I haven't seen one since I was asleep. Why would they be here?"

"Care to explain." said Omega-xis.

"It is technology used to transport matter instantly from one point to another. Using a main server as a base, you can send anything within the network area. Portable transervers do not have enough power to transport you everywhere, but they will always transport you back to a set transerver."

"If you set your main base server to this location afterwards when you leave, you can use the portable transerver anywhere on the surface to return to this location. However it is best if you take a few portable transervers out to the people you want to enter this place. If EM beings cannot phase through to leave then I'm sure they can't phase through to enter." explained Model Z.

"We'll just have to try it out." Geo took a portable transerver and surprising it clicked on to his bio terminal quite easily.

"I hope this works." Bud puts on his transerver.

"But where's the transerver to leave this place?" Taurus asks.

Geo presses a few more keys, "Hold on, I'm getting there."

Finally a large cylindrical chamber opened. It was large enough to fit everyone and still have room for a few other things. Geo followed Model Z's instruction and set the transfer coordinates.

After a few seconds a ring of light surrounds them and they were transported back to the surface, more specifically in the school courtyard.

"Whew, we're back, I thought we were actually stuck there for a moment." Bud sighed.

"So we use these portable transervers to return to go back there whenever we want right?" Geo wanted to confirm this with Model Z.

"Of course, as long as the signal isn't jammed." replied Model Z. "I forgot to mention that you can use the portable transerver to transport objects to the base. Objects shouldn't be larger than the platform we just used to leave and you can't use it on humans. Animal and small creatures are exempt."

"I can't wait to tell everyone about our secret base." said Bud enthusiastically.

"It won't be a secret if you don't shut up about it." Omega-xis said snarkily.

"Let's go back to your house and see what's on this CD." suggested Geo. They walked back to Bud's house to decipher the disk.

Bud's room was just as messy as usual. He still had that enormous fridge stuffed with food, candy wrappers littered the floor, his desk in disarray, and his bed was not made.

"Help yourself to whatever's in the fridge. I got to find my CD player." Bud rummages through what can be a bottomless pit of junk. Geo opened the fridge and got a can of sour soda. He takes his time drinking it while Bud searches.

After about 10 minutes of scavenging his room, Bud finally found his CD player which was a small system with a portable screen and a disk drive.

"I'm surprised you own one." said Geo.

"Who doesn't own one? All of Sonia's limited edition albums are sold as CDs." Bud retorted. Geo was humbled as he simply inserted the disk inside.

On the screen, there was a map of the world and several locations were marked. "I wonder what it could mean." said Geo.

"Only way to find out is to actually go there." replied Omega-xis.

"Sounds like an adventure! Count me in." Bud said energetically.

"A world trip sounds a bit much and it's getting pretty late." Geo said. "I don't think I'm ready for a world tour right now."

"I'm more concerned about the message that was left." said Model Z. "It has a foreboding feeling."

Geo yawns, "I'm tired." he hands Bud a portable transerver, "You gave give that to Zack. I'll give one to Sonia later."

"Why do you get to give it to her?" Bud was discontent.

"Because you live closer to Zack and I see Sonia every morning when I go to school." Geo replied snarkily.

He left Bud's house and went home. "Seriously, my counselor in middle school said that high school would be a lot of work, but this is not what I expected." Geo grumbled.

"Me neither, I was expecting to be bored to death watching you do homework, but I get to go around the world." Omega-xis replied happily.

Geo sighed.

"You lose a bit of your happiness each time you sigh you know?" said Omega-xis.

"When did you start believing in an old wives tale?" Geo asked.

"Better pack your bags kid, we're going to be going place tomorrow." Omega-xis chuckled.

Chapter 6: End

AN: Turns out I had a pupil free day so there is no school today. I was too lazy to do my homework so I'm working on this early update. There may be some spelling errors because I was typing so fast please look them over.