Academy Chronicles: Rise of the Skylanders
Chapter 8: Residue and Rebellion
"Look up!" I yelled, alerting the Disciples, the Future Foundation soldiers and Kyoko. Sure enough, peeking from the R.E.X's window is Kurokuma and the Monokubs, waving at us tauntingly.
"Now that's what I call a quality distraction!" Monokuma laughed.
Kyosuke waved his fist in rage. "Enoshima!"
"Enoshima this, Enoshima that, can ya shut up already?!" Monokuma groaned. If he had pupils, they would be rolling. Holding onto the USB drive, Monokuma nudged the pilot, Ronin. "Let's skedaddle, man! The faster we move, the more we pay ya!"
The mention of being paid extra intrigued the mercenary. Stepping on it, the R.E.X proceeded to fly away, but not until hearing Monokuma's insidious laugh that I'm all too familiar with.
"Puhuhuhuhuhuhu!"
A gun sprouted from the top of the R.E.X, shooting a blue ball into the sky which exploded into a swirling vortex where the flying battle copter made its escape into.
Just then, I heard Sonic bark out an order.
"Tails!" He exclaimed.
Tails' ears twitched, knowing what to do. Flying as high as he could in the time allotted, Tails got out his DEUS watch and scanned the shrinking portal.
As he made his way down, he dusted himself off. "Piece of cake!"
I scratched my head. "What did you do, exactly?"
Tails chuckled with the same confidence he seemed to always have when handling technology. "Simple, Makoto! I just scanned the portal residue."
"Portal residue?" I asked.
Homura crossed her arms, proceeding to explain the rest.
"To my knowledge, certain portals give out a specific energy signature that can lead to the coordinates of where the portal leads to."
Kyoko nodded in understanding. "So you can track down where they went…"
"Precisely!" Tails responded. "You catch on quick!"
Well, she is the Ultimate Detective…
Kyosuke glared at Tails.
"So, what are you waiting for?! Who knows where they went with whatever they stole?"
I nodded in agreement. "Y-Yeah… Alter-Ego's source code contains the data to potentially create more Liberators."
Just thinking of the race of programs that destroyed my home a second time just sends chills up my spine.
Sayaka fists ball up. "You got it! Let's get moving, guys!"
Neptune cheered in agreement. "Whoo-hoo! A neeeew adventure!"
With that, the Disciples ran off into the Borg Industries building, presumably out to find their method of transportation.
Kyosuke then turned to me. "Now, you stay here and figure out what specifically about Alter-Ego they stole when it comes to the source code." He commanded.
I look at Kyosuke, then back to the building. Back to Kyosuke, then back at the building…
Making my move, I grabbed Kyoko's arm and ran off towards the Disciples.
"Makoto! What are you doing?!" Kyoko exclaimed, losing her cool for a slight, slight moment because of my sudden and assertive action.
I furrowed my brows, running as fast as I can. "Standing around here won't prove my point. If you want to show Kyosuke that the Disciples need more help to stop whatever LOSE is planning, we have to show him!"
Kyosuke reached out. "Where are you going?! I still have more to say! Naegi!"
"NAEGI!"