Alex's POV
"I traced the call. It came from Traverse Town." I paced.
Jess yawned. Zack looked like he was drugged, dozing off in my blue, bean bag chair- the newest edition to the lab!
"So whoever made that call is still in Traverse Town?" Jess expressed great interest.
"I don't know. But I do know that the call was made to Becky."
"Who would call Becky?" Zack perked up, apparently. They both huddled around me, quizzical looks on their faces.
(Author's Note: Only expect Alex to bring out the English dictionary lol. If you don't know what quizzical means, it means 'puzzled, curious, etc…'. Computer Whizzles - Your Source for new vocab words every week )
"There's only one explanation. The Organization must have gotten my watch, and are now using it to try to take over the real world. They might even be trying to manipulate Becky, to get closer to us."
Zack's face lit up like he remembered something. His eyes flashed over to Jess, as though he were wary to say it. I assumed he gave up because he immediately slumped back into his chair.
"Can they get back to the real world…using the watch?" Jess muttered.
"The watch has a limited charge on it. I couldn't explain to you guys before, but I figured that since we weren't going to be in the virtual world for long, that it would be pointless. The longer the watch is in the virtual world, the more charge it needs; just like how a cell phone expends energy when its on or being used.
Chances are that, being that the watch has been in the virtual world for almost a week now, the charge is very low. There's no way the organization would be able to come here, unless they found a massive power source to energize the watch. But it would take a while for the watch to regain a full charge.
Besides, I highly doubt The Organization knows the secret password. In order to open the re-charge program for the watch, you have to enter a special password. I created the program as a safety measure, so that once the watch went dead no one could re-charge it and use it to come here." I took a deep breath.
"That's a good thing. I was beginning to worry…" Jess smiled.
"What's the password?!"
"My favorite food. I was in a hurry, so I couldn't think of anything better. Besides, no one in the virtual world knows what it is. Its not like they have Spanish food there…" I shrugged.
The Real Jess' POV
"This stupid thing isn't working! I give up!" I threw the watch on the bed.
"Let me see." Roxas lightly picked the device up, and sat on the bed, rolling it over in his hands.
I sat on the other side of the bed, and joined my back to his so that we leaned against one another.
"Just as confused as me?" I asked, when I heard him scowl.
"Maybe even more." He let out a chuckle, and I felt him lean his head against mine.
We had found a relatively anonymous motel on the outskirts of Twilight Town. After Roxas stole back the watch and hijacked a Heartless ship, we went to Traverse Town. Once there I used the watch to contact Zack in the real world, and accidentally ended up calling Becky. The call was so fuzzy I couldn't hear anything on the other end…I don't even know if she heard me. We abandoned the Heartless ship at Traverse Town (to lead The Organization off our trail), bought disguises, and boarded a train for Twilight Town. And now we're here, in a one-room rental (all he could afford, my money was void anyway…), trying to make the stupid piece of junk Alex invented to work.
"Hey, you wanna take a walk with me?" I knew Roxas was grinning on the other side.
"My mom told me to never go anywhere with strangers…" I teased.
"Well, I think I deserve a 'you're welcome' gift."
"What kind of 'you're welcome' gift? I'm tired…" I mumbled. He looped his arms through mine, and turned his head as if to whisper in my ear.
"Just one, little, pleasant stroll through the woods." His warm breath on my ear…expelled all thoughts of Tyler or any real-world guy from my mind.
"Are all virtual guys this…this…"
"This what?" (warm-breath-on-ear-again)
I was about to say it, when the watch started beeping out of control. Roxas and I parted backs, and I grabbed the watch.
"What's the matter with that thing?"
"I don't know! It just-" I shrugged. Suddenly, a message flashed on the ipod-size screen.
Low Battery…Low Battery…Low Battery…
"What are we supposed to do?" Roxas was the first one to speak.
"There has to be a way to recharge this thing. But we don't have any cables or anything."
"We need some kind of electrical current, to pass through a circuit, right?"
"Um…yeah…?" Was he this smart in Kingdom Hearts? Since when did he rank with Alex? And since when are guys hot and smart, without the cockiness, perversion, and anti-sociability? Maybe its only my school. I think I stared at him dumbfounded for 10 seconds.
"Um, hello?"
"Oh, yeah! Right, you were saying…"
"Is there some kind of opening that'll allow the current to pass through?"
I turned the watch over in my hand and saw a small opening. Similar to the one for my cell-phone where I could insert the charger. Roxas walked over to the bedside lamp, and detached the power cable from the outlet in the wall. Using Oathkeeper, he sliced the power cable in half, detaching it from the lamp. He plugged the outlet back in, and handed me the exposed cable.
"Put it in, see if it works."
I put the end that had the exposed metal, into the small slot.