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Chapter 3
Matrix stood on the deck of the Saucy Mare, watching in amusement as Mouse and Ray Tracer argued over which kind of cannon they should equip the ship with. The arguement had gone on for quite some time, and it seemed that Mouse was ready to smack Ray with his board. He felt Andraia's slim arms slide around his waist, and he smiled lightly, turned around in her light embrace.
"They're just like children.." Matrix smiled and shook his head, and Andraia pulled him in for a tighter embrace. She snuggled her head against him, then smiled brightly.
"Well, as long as they're busy over there and not bothering us..." Andraia winked at him slyly, and they both burst out into quiet laughter. Suddenly the door to the lower decks burst open and Dot and Bob walked through, talking to each other quietly. Matrix and Andraia pulled away from each other and smiled innocently, still holding each other's hands.
"Two hundred shares? Are you crazy? I wouldnt bet on half that amount..." Dot looked at Bob in shock at something he had apparently said. He laughed and shook his head, running a hand across his eyes.
"Look Dot, all you have to do is halve the stock beforehand and crank up the prices..." The conversation faded as the couple walked by, heading over to Ray and Mouse. Andraia and Matrix looked on in shocked silence for a few moments, then slowly looked at each other.
"Was Bob talking about....business?" They both broke into laughter, and hurried to join their friends. Ray was enigmatacly acting out some recent surfing adventure he had been on while Mouse stood behind him and mocked his every gesture. Bob and Dot stood in front of Ray, trying to hide their laughs and keep a straight face as he continued his explaination.
"Are we interuppting anything important?" Andraia said with a smile. Ray stopped talking and deftly snatched Andraia's hand and kissed it before Matrix could even give him a cruel look. Mouse, still mocking him, doubled over in laughter, and Ray turned around, startled. He looked at Mouse for a moment, amazed while the rest of the group laughed at the folly.
"Why you little devil.." He said, half seriously, walking over to her and grabbing her around the waist. She stopped laughing and looked him in the eye, wearing the same half serious expression Ray had on.
"And what will my punishment be, master?" She said, an amused tone in her voice. Ray looked as if he was considering for a moment, then nodded.
"I do think that this is punishment enough." He said, leaning in to kiss her. As usual, Mouse got there before him, twisting him so that he was bent halfway backwards and being smothered in "ever ominous Mouse kiss" that everyone was always teasing him about.
"Whoo! Looks like we got the best tickets in town, eh lover?" Andraia asked Matrix jokingly. He laughed and nudged her in the stomach, then turned and winked at Bob and Dot. Finally the kiss ended, and Ray stood up straight, gasping for breath.
"Well mates… looks like the ships all ready. Everyone ready to go?" He asked.
"We're ready." Bob said, taking Dot's hand in his own and squeezing slightly. Matrix casually loaded his gun and made sure it was powered, then nodded.
"Ready as ever." He said grimly.
"Im ready too! This is going to be soo cool! I've never been to the net before! Alphanumeric!" A boyish voice added. Little Enzo ran up to the group, his faithful companion Frisket following behind him.
"Enzo, you know that its too dangerous for you to come with us. Besides, Guardian Academy classes start next week, remember?" Dot reminded him sternly. Enzo looked down at the ground, his spirits suddenly gone.
"Enzo, I promise that the Academy will be ten times more fun then where we're going. Believe me." Bob added, and Mouse nodded in agreement.
"But… but…" Enzo trailed off, knowing that with both Bob and Dot here the chances of him going with them were almost zip.
"Don't worry kiddo, someday you'll grow up and go on all the adventures you want." Matrix added, playfully tousling Little Enzo's hair. Andraia glanced at him and chuckled at the particular irony and humor of his words.
"Alright! Guardian Academy, here I come!" He suddenly yelled, his spirits soaring. He jumped onto his zipboard, but stopped and turned back before leaving.
"But you owe me 2 days at Funworld Bob! Take care of Sis for me!" He waved encouragingly and flew off back towards the diner on his zip board, but Frisket stayed behind.
"Care to come with us, Frisket? You know, tear up a couple of bad guys for old times sake?" Matrix said, kneeling down to pet his ever faithful dog. Frisket barked enthusiastically and then growled, crouching at some unseen enemy.
"Looks like he's coming with us." Andraia said, laughing at the cyber pet. Frisket stopped growling and sat at her feet contentedly.
"Well, now that we've got everyone ready, lets go. Captain Capaciter's got the ship all geared up and ready to go." Mouse said to the small group. They all nodded grimly, then headed over to the awaiting ship. Although they had tried to quell their nervousness and act as casually and happily as they could, they had no clue what kind of a situation they would be walking into once they reached Andolon, and from the information they had, it sounded bad. They boarded the ship in silence and took up their various stations on the ship. Finally Captain Capaciter gave the signal, and the various sails were raised. The ship rocked into motion, jumping into extremely high speeds. Bob and Ray, standing on the front of the deck waited until they were far away enough from the city, then worked their different skills together, opening a portal and forming it into a portal to the net. Ray and Bob held it open for the ship to pass through, then followed it through to the net. They rejoined the group of friends on the deck, who were looking around at the net amazingly.
"Whoa… what happened here?" Andraia asked, looking at the blank nothingness of the net. Where many cyber meteriorites had once drifted, there was nothing. Not even the evidence of cyber plants or the cyber riders that Bob had joined up with. Just visible in the distance though was a building that everyone present recognized.
"Megabyte!" Matrix said, anger evident in his voice. The group looked at each other for a moment, amazed.
"Well… looks like we're going to have to make a little side trip boys and gals…"
Chapter 3
Matrix stood on the deck of the Saucy Mare, watching in amusement as Mouse and Ray Tracer argued over which kind of cannon they should equip the ship with. The arguement had gone on for quite some time, and it seemed that Mouse was ready to smack Ray with his board. He felt Andraia's slim arms slide around his waist, and he smiled lightly, turned around in her light embrace.
"They're just like children.." Matrix smiled and shook his head, and Andraia pulled him in for a tighter embrace. She snuggled her head against him, then smiled brightly.
"Well, as long as they're busy over there and not bothering us..." Andraia winked at him slyly, and they both burst out into quiet laughter. Suddenly the door to the lower decks burst open and Dot and Bob walked through, talking to each other quietly. Matrix and Andraia pulled away from each other and smiled innocently, still holding each other's hands.
"Two hundred shares? Are you crazy? I wouldnt bet on half that amount..." Dot looked at Bob in shock at something he had apparently said. He laughed and shook his head, running a hand across his eyes.
"Look Dot, all you have to do is halve the stock beforehand and crank up the prices..." The conversation faded as the couple walked by, heading over to Ray and Mouse. Andraia and Matrix looked on in shocked silence for a few moments, then slowly looked at each other.
"Was Bob talking about....business?" They both broke into laughter, and hurried to join their friends. Ray was enigmatacly acting out some recent surfing adventure he had been on while Mouse stood behind him and mocked his every gesture. Bob and Dot stood in front of Ray, trying to hide their laughs and keep a straight face as he continued his explaination.
"Are we interuppting anything important?" Andraia said with a smile. Ray stopped talking and deftly snatched Andraia's hand and kissed it before Matrix could even give him a cruel look. Mouse, still mocking him, doubled over in laughter, and Ray turned around, startled. He looked at Mouse for a moment, amazed while the rest of the group laughed at the folly.
"Why you little devil.." He said, half seriously, walking over to her and grabbing her around the waist. She stopped laughing and looked him in the eye, wearing the same half serious expression Ray had on.
"And what will my punishment be, master?" She said, an amused tone in her voice. Ray looked as if he was considering for a moment, then nodded.
"I do think that this is punishment enough." He said, leaning in to kiss her. As usual, Mouse got there before him, twisting him so that he was bent halfway backwards and being smothered in "ever ominous Mouse kiss" that everyone was always teasing him about.
"Whoo! Looks like we got the best tickets in town, eh lover?" Andraia asked Matrix jokingly. He laughed and nudged her in the stomach, then turned and winked at Bob and Dot. Finally the kiss ended, and Ray stood up straight, gasping for breath.
"Well mates… looks like the ships all ready. Everyone ready to go?" He asked.
"We're ready." Bob said, taking Dot's hand in his own and squeezing slightly. Matrix casually loaded his gun and made sure it was powered, then nodded.
"Ready as ever." He said grimly.
"Im ready too! This is going to be soo cool! I've never been to the net before! Alphanumeric!" A boyish voice added. Little Enzo ran up to the group, his faithful companion Frisket following behind him.
"Enzo, you know that its too dangerous for you to come with us. Besides, Guardian Academy classes start next week, remember?" Dot reminded him sternly. Enzo looked down at the ground, his spirits suddenly gone.
"Enzo, I promise that the Academy will be ten times more fun then where we're going. Believe me." Bob added, and Mouse nodded in agreement.
"But… but…" Enzo trailed off, knowing that with both Bob and Dot here the chances of him going with them were almost zip.
"Don't worry kiddo, someday you'll grow up and go on all the adventures you want." Matrix added, playfully tousling Little Enzo's hair. Andraia glanced at him and chuckled at the particular irony and humor of his words.
"Alright! Guardian Academy, here I come!" He suddenly yelled, his spirits soaring. He jumped onto his zipboard, but stopped and turned back before leaving.
"But you owe me 2 days at Funworld Bob! Take care of Sis for me!" He waved encouragingly and flew off back towards the diner on his zip board, but Frisket stayed behind.
"Care to come with us, Frisket? You know, tear up a couple of bad guys for old times sake?" Matrix said, kneeling down to pet his ever faithful dog. Frisket barked enthusiastically and then growled, crouching at some unseen enemy.
"Looks like he's coming with us." Andraia said, laughing at the cyber pet. Frisket stopped growling and sat at her feet contentedly.
"Well, now that we've got everyone ready, lets go. Captain Capaciter's got the ship all geared up and ready to go." Mouse said to the small group. They all nodded grimly, then headed over to the awaiting ship. Although they had tried to quell their nervousness and act as casually and happily as they could, they had no clue what kind of a situation they would be walking into once they reached Andolon, and from the information they had, it sounded bad. They boarded the ship in silence and took up their various stations on the ship. Finally Captain Capaciter gave the signal, and the various sails were raised. The ship rocked into motion, jumping into extremely high speeds. Bob and Ray, standing on the front of the deck waited until they were far away enough from the city, then worked their different skills together, opening a portal and forming it into a portal to the net. Ray and Bob held it open for the ship to pass through, then followed it through to the net. They rejoined the group of friends on the deck, who were looking around at the net amazingly.
"Whoa… what happened here?" Andraia asked, looking at the blank nothingness of the net. Where many cyber meteriorites had once drifted, there was nothing. Not even the evidence of cyber plants or the cyber riders that Bob had joined up with. Just visible in the distance though was a building that everyone present recognized.
"Megabyte!" Matrix said, anger evident in his voice. The group looked at each other for a moment, amazed.
"Well… looks like we're going to have to make a little side trip boys and gals…"