A/N: 27 REVIEWS…! I… gosh, I (sniffle) I don't what to say! I suppose it makes me seem kind of pathetic, seeing that some authours get 30 or so reviews after the first 2 chapters. But this is the first story that I've ever written where I've actually gotten a fan or two, so thanks for all of your support!

Now, onto the 8th chapter!


Book I: It's Been Four Years

Chapter 8: That Familiar Melody

"C'mon, kid! Think fast!"

Geo cried out as a Crowcar Virus, a virus in the shape of a bird, rammed into him, flinging him up in the air and falling onto the Wave Road.

"Dang it!" Geo growled, jumping back up to avoid getting hit while he was down. "Battle Card: Plus Cannon!" Omega-Xis turned into a small yellow cannon. Geo quickly spun around, aiming at the Crowcar Virus that had just hit him, and fired, deleting it in one shot.

It's been a week since Cygnus' assault on AMAKEN. Tom Dubius had been issued to court shortly after. Fortunately, with the help of a really good lawyer, Tom was declared 'not guilty', and was released. This, however, didn't stop the controversy of the FM-ians spread by the public. Some people were worried about the possibility of the FM-ians coming to take over, but the Director of WAZA had held a press conference, assuring the people that no such thing would happen.

Geo had questioned Tom about how the alien had come in contact with him. Tom just meekly replied, "I-I don't know… I was just moping about how I might lose my job; how I might lose everything. And suddenly, it felt like I had just blacked out."

Just then, Geo just noticed a GreatAx Virus, a robot-like virus with a huge axe, about to strike him from behind. He quickly spun around and used a PlasmaGun Battle Card, paralyzing the virus mid-air. He quickly deleted it by slashing it in half with a Sword Battle Card.

"There are still plenty viruses left, kid! Stay concentrated!" Omega-Xis barked. Wiping the sweat off his brow, Geo nodded and continued his assault on the viruses.

Hope had just returned back home, with a couple of stitches. Geo had tended to her needs with great care ever since she had returned, which she greatly appreciated. She would occasionally clutch her chest in pain due to the soreness from her broken rib, but besides that, she was okay. The rib was to heal in 4-6 weeks, so Hope had planned to take it easy for the next couple of days.

School for Geo had been going decently as well. Though Geo wasn't fully open with his classmates, he would now enjoy the occasional conversation with Sonia, Bud, Zack, and even Luna, and maybe even the rare teasing every now and then. Though he found school relatively interesting (especially science class), Omega-Xis certainly didn't. The alien would often complain to Geo about how awfully boring classes were to him. Geo couldn't blame him, as all the blue-hound did was hide in his Transer all day.

Omega-Xis, however, did find enjoyment in living with Geo, as everyday after school the two would go Virus Busting along the Wave Roads, continuous EM Waves that flowed every second of the day. Every EM Being can travel along the Wave Road, as Geo had discovered. Now that he thought about it, he could travel across the world if he wanted to! There were always viruses creeping along the Wave Roads, waiting to strike a close machine or EM Being.

To some extent, Geo felt some enjoyment in Virus Busting as well. Though he was naturally against violence, it gave him a feeling of… control. Control over his life and how other people (or in this case, viruses) looked at him.

Geo didn't notice the CannonBase Virus, a cannon-shaped virus that didn't move, fire several rounds at him. On instinct, he immediately brought up his Mega Shield to block the attack. By now, he had now known what the Mega Shield was capable of protecting him from, and what was too much for it.

"Battle Card: Wide Sword!" A sword large in width took Omega-Xis' place on Geo's left hand. He quickly rushed towards the virus, feeling the cool autumn breeze rush against his face. He deleted it along with a few Mettaurs all in one deadly swipe.

There hasn't been any real FM-ian threat in the past week. Sure, there was the occasional virus outbreak every now and then, but other than that, Geo felt no reason to stay alert. However, Omega-Xis told him that anything could happen at any time, and that they need to be ready.

Geo was interrupted by his thoughts by suddenly being struck by a Mettaur attack. He growled. "Battle Card: Recovery!" As Geo activated the defensive Battle Card, his wounds were immediately healed.

"Stay sharp, Geo! Be more alert!"

Geo slowly nodded, quickly rushing towards the Mettaur that attacked him.


"Well, I have to admit one thing: you're getting better," Omega-Xis said in approval, something that was rare in the alien.

"Well, practice makes perfect, right?" Geo replied with a grin. He ran along the Wave Road leading to his house. He quickly slipped through the window and defused with Omega-Xis, reverting back to his human form. He found it especially convenient that there was a Wave Road just outside his own window. Late at night, if neither he nor Omega-Xis could sleep, the two would go out for a little Virus Busting session to get tired.

Geo looked at himself in the mirror. He didn't look like he had just come out of a fight at all. Even though Omega-Xis had taught him to be very defensive, Geo couldn't help but feel surprised. His hair was a little messy, but that was pretty much it.

A rapping noise came from outside the teen's door. "Geo," Hope's called out, "dinner's ready!"

Geo quickly sat in his desk, which had all his homework on it. Hope opened the door, coming into the room as Geo made it look like he was working.

"How's your homework coming along?"

"Good," Geo mumbled, staring at an equation that he had no idea how to solve.

Hope walked over to her son, ruffling his hair. "C'mon, Geo. I've made spaghetti."

Geo's eyes sprang wide open to the word 'spaghetti'. Virus Busting has made him really hungry, and there was nothing better than his mother's signature pasta. He quickly ran out of the room and down the stairs to the kitchen.


Later that night, Geo occupied himself by actually doing his math homework, which Omega-Xis had, of course, absolutely no interest in. He was going to get himself a glass of water from the kitchen. Suddenly, on the stairs, he heard a man's voice.

"Anyways, just call the Satella Police if you ever see anything out of place or suspicious, ma'am."

"Will do, Detective Copper. You have yourself a good night," Hope replied.

Geo snuck a peak from the staircase, making sure he was still out of sight. He saw the same detective that was at AMAKEN a week ago.

"Kid," Omega-Xis said to Geo telepathically. "It's that detective guy!"

"Yeah," replied Geo. "What's he doing here?" The two watched Detective Copper politely thank Hope as he walked out of the house.

"Mom," said Geo as he walked down the staircase. "What was Detective Copper doing here?"

"He was telling me that there has been a huge EM outbreak in the area ever since around the day that… that happened at AMAKEN," Hope said. She then frowned. "Wait, how do you know Detective Copper?"

"Oh! Uh…" Come on… think of something! He didn't want his mother to know that he was still in the building during Cygnus Wing's attack. "He came to my school for a presentation."

"Oh, did he?" Hope said, clearly convinced. "My, your school is pretty big on guest speakers, huh?"

"Yeah," Geo said, laughing nervously. He hastily ran back up his stairs, forgetting about the glass of water he was planning to get.

"Wow, kid. You're a horrible liar," Omega-Xis said, laughing as Geo, who looked pale to the bone, shut the door to his room.

"Shut up, she bought it," Geo grumbled as he sat back in his desk. He didn't pick up his pencil; he just sat there.

"Something on your mind?"

"… Detective Copper said that there was an EM outbreak around the day that the attack at AMAKEN happened, right?"

"Yeah," said Omega-Xis, immediately understanding what he was implying. Omega-Xis had arrived on Earth two days before the attack on AMAKEN. "We're in trouble, aren't we." That wasn't a question, but a statement.

Geo nodded. "If we aren't careful enough, then we may end up with more than one enemy."

"We'll be fine," said Omega-Xis. "They don't even suspect us. In fact, they don't even know what stopped Cygnus Wing. Like you said, we just have to be careful."

True… Geo shrugged, taking what Omega-Xis said. However, he couldn't help but continue to worry as he picked up his pencil and began to work on his homework.


It was a bit past midnight, and Geo still lied awake. He had finally finished the truckload of assignments, and had just gotten to bed. For the next 15 minutes, Geo continued to stare at the poster of the solar system taped on his wall. When he was a child, he was convinced that the poster would suck him into it and take him to space. He had been half excited and half freaked out about it, and it took a while for Kelvin to convince him that no such thing will happen. He was about to close his eyes when he suddenly heard a faint melody fill the air.

"That music…" He had been hearing the strumming of a guitar every night ever since the night he met Omega-Xis. The melody had been different every time, but it was recognizably coming from the same source.

It was… beautiful. Indescribable. He could feel the strong emotion with every single strum. Geo had heard plenty of people play the guitar before, but not like this. The sound was so rich; it seemed like art itself.

"Dammit! Is it the neighbours again?" growled Omega-Xis, who apparently was awake as well.

"Oh, come on Omega-Xis. Do you have to be so cynical? I mean, listen to it!" Geo said.

"I could be listening to God's singing; it still doesn't change the fact that I can't sleep," Omega-Xis snapped.

This guy's obviously in a bad mood when he doesn't get his beauty sleep… "Well, there's nothing we can do other than try to ignore it and go to sleep."

Omega-Xis remained silent for a moment. Geo sighed and closed his eyes. Omega-Xis then spoke, "This isn't just a guitar playing."

Geo still didn't open his eyes. "What are you talking about? I'm pretty sure you've been on Earth long enough to know what a guitar sounds –"

"The sound waves – they're mixed with EM Waves."

That got the boy's attention, his eyes snapping open. "What are you talking about?"

"See for yourself."

Grumbling, Geo reached for his Visualizer on the nightstand and put them over his eyes. It appeared Omega-Xis was right. The EM Waves, being mixed with sound waves, had a different texture to it; there were vibrant colours swirling around them. "H-how is that possible…?"

"Let's see for ourselves, shall we?" Omega-Xis said.

Being as tired as he was, Geo obviously didn't want to go. However, he knew that this could pose as a FM-ian threat.

"EM Wave Change, Geo Stelar, On Air!" Geo cried, Omega-Xis fusing with him. As the transformation was complete, the blue-clad teen jumped on the Wave Road outside his own window and followed the EM/Sound Waves, knowing that they will lead to the source.

Normally, autumn was cold for Geo, especially this late at night. Now apparently, in his EM Wave Form, he is less prone to temperature changes compared to normal humans. He continued to run along the Wave Road, high in the sky, when he finally found the source of the music. Geo saw a girl, who looked around his age, sitting on the roof of Echo Ridge High, strumming on what looked like a cross between a guitar and a harp. She wore a red helmet, with a heart on it, which sat on her streaking blonde hair. A blue visor covered her green eyes. What looked like a red dress on her was actually armour. The girl began to sing along with her guitar, which also sounded heavenly.

"Omega-Xis," Geo silently gasped, trying to avoid getting her attention, "is that an… EM Wave Form?"

Omega-Xis nodded. "Yeah… looks like it. Looks like the FM-ians found another victim," he said. "Geo, we've been training for the past week for a threat like this. Are you ready?"

Geo nodded. I have to protect Earth… I have to protect Mom. He stepped forward. "Hey, you there!" he cried out. "Are you an FM-ian?"

Geo's cry caught the girl's attention. She suddenly stopped playing and stared at him.

Geo gritted his teeth. He raised his Mega Buster, preparing himself from any attack from the mystery girl. "I asked: are you an FM-ian? Answer me, you!"

"I-I…"

He expected the girl to suddenly lash out at him, delivering whatever attack she was capable of. The girl, instead, Pulsed Out of the Wave Road, disappearing from sight.


A/N: This chapter serves more of a transitional chapter for the previous one and my next future update. Not to mention the first appearance of this "mystery girl". You probably all know who it is.

And in case you don't remember, Geo has heard that melody before. It was in Chapter 4, before he fell asleep.

Again… review…?