A/N: Hey everyone! I know that I said that I wouldn't post again until the 17th, but I finished writing this chapter today and I feel that it is so good that it needed to be posted ASAP. I feel that it is really good! You will NEVER expect what will happen at the end of the chapter! I'm an evil genius mwahahahahaha. Also, I want to wish my best friend, Elena McVoy, a very happy 17th birthday tomorrow, August 9th. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Of course I don't own Cyberchase, just this plotline. Enjoy this chapter!

Things Unknown

Chapter 8

Revenge

~Control Central~

"Here they come!" Digit said.

Moments later Dr. Marbles, Ada, and Slider all entered the control room. Dr. Marbles held a device with a cord attached to it.

"Alright, everyone," Dr. Marbles began. "We've retrieved Motherboard's data from the panel."

"Then we transferred the data into this storage/transfer device which will then be used to send Motherboard back into the mainframe." Ada finished for him.

"How long will that take," Slider asked.

"About then to fifteen minutes," Dr. Marbles answered. "And I feel that there is only a small chance of something going wrong."

"Excellent! What are you waiting for? Bring her back!" Matt exclaimed.

With that, Dr. Marbles plugged the cord into Motherboard's mainframe and typed in some codes and then the screen changed from the swirling medallion with the Shovat family crest on it to a loading screen.

"Now it's just a matter of time," Dr. Marbles said as the load bar slowly crept to ten percent. Then a crash rang out from outside the Control Room.

"What was that?" Inez asked.

"I don't know but I'm going to find out." Ada said then left the room.

Then a voice rang out from the housing sector.

"Marbles! Where are you?"

"Who was that?" Jackie asked, but Marbles did not have time to reply.

"There you are, son." Sartorious said.

"Oh, hello, father," Marbles replied with a fake smile. "Children, this is my father, Sartorious. "

"It is a pleasure to meet all of you. Nice to see you again, Digit."

Marbles, upon noticing a light bruise over his father's left cheekbone asked, "Erm, Dad? Why do you have a bruise under your left eye?"

"Your brother's colleague punched me after a rather difficult time of giving her her rabies shot. Apparently I was out for a few hours; for such a small girl she can hit. When I came to she was sitting next to me, having already put a pillow under my head. The poor thing was almost in tears, she kept saying 'I'm so sorry! Abel paid me to do it! Please let me heal your eye!' So she healed my eye and then left. Your brother is in deep trouble. I don't know why Abel paid that girl to make a fuss, but he'll pay for it."

"I wonder why? I wouldn't think Abel to try something like that. Anyways, why are you here, father?" Marbles asked.

"You know why, Marbles. I saw that the control levels were low so I came to investigate. However I see now you've gotten the system to reboot, so everything must be okay…."

"You would think that, wouldn't you, Sartorious, or, should I say, Your Royal Highness?" Sneered Hacker with an evil grin as he strode into the room.

"Hacker," Sartorious said coldly, wisely controlling his temper. "I would say that it's nice to see you again but then I'd be lying through my teeth. Why are you here?"

"To take back what is rightfully mine," Hacker said.

"Now what would that be?" Sartorious asked.

"Control of Cyberspace, of course. All you need to do is leave here with these brats and go back to your own country." Hacker said with a slick grin.

"This world is not yours to control and you are in no position to command me to do anything, Hacker. The cards do not read in your favor. It is you who would do well to leave here." Sartorious countered.

The monitored read that loading had reached twenty-five percent.

Hacker's face flushed red in anger and he said, "Just because you are a royal, you think you are so high and mighty, but you're not. And you cannot say that the cards are not in my favor, because I have a large bargaining chip that will make you give me what I want."

"What would that be?' Marbles inquired.

"I'll show you," Hacker said as he walked through the door. "But I must tell you beforehand that the bargaining chip is not a what, but rather a who." He then pulled out the laser handgun and stepped through the door, Taking his "bargaining chip" from Delete. He then shouted, "If you don't five me what I want, complete domination over Cyberspace, then…." Hacker walked back through the door. "She gets it!"

Everyone gasped as they saw what Hacker had. He had Lady Lovelace in his arm with her hands tied behind her back. Scarier yet was that Hacker's gun was now placed to her temple.

"Ada!" Marbles and his father gasped at the same time.

"Now you see why you should succumb to my demands! As an added bonus, for me of course, if you don't do as I say, you all die as well!" Hacker said and laughed pointing to the large disintegration ray sticking out from the Grim Wreaker.

"Hacker, don't do anything rash," Sartorious pleaded. "No lives need to be lost."

"None will be lost if you give me control of Cyberspace," Hacker said. "Now what will it be, your highness? Death or a change of power? I believe that I will be kind and let you deliberate with the others, but don't take too long!"

So they all huddled up to discuss the situation. They had to make a plan.

"Dad, we have to save her!" Marbles whined.

"I'm aware of that son, but we have to find a way to do that without giving up Motherboard and getting ourselves killed."

"There has to be some way to do that, right?" Jackie asked to no one in particular.

"Yes, there are a couple possibilities, but we must choose the one that is the most undetectable, until it is too late for Hacker to do anything rash that could hurt us."

"Dad, I've got it!" Whispered Marbles excitedly, smiling at his father.

"That's brilliant son! Excellent work!" Sartorious complimented his son.

The others, however did not know what the unspoken plan was. As Slider began to ask what this plan was, Hacker grew a little too impatient and decided to up the ante a little.

"You all are taking too long! So speed you up, I'm going to raise the ante and do this!" Hacker yelled as he pulled a small device from his cloak pocket. The device was a small tractor beam that would pull its target to the user. Hacker pointed it straight at Jackie and as he fired it, she flew straight at him, unable to stop.

Sartorious lunged for her, but she slipped from his grasp.

Hacker pushed her towards Ada and addressed the others.

"Time's up. Let's hear your decision."

Sartorious looked to his son. When Marbles nodded he proceeded.

Sartorious looked at Hacker, and his usually bright purple eyes turned dark as he sighed and said, "You win Hacker, I'll give you control of Cyberspace."

A/N: What! Yes be shocked, very shocked. But I can't tell you what happens next! You will just have to wait until the 17th! Please Review! ~ Love, Kawaii Stella. 3