Elektra's Season 4 Fanfic
ELEKTRA'S SEASON 4 FANFIC
Episode Seven Somewhere
"Cursors!! We've gotta get outta here, sugah! That virus is a mad man! He was bad on his own.. but now that he's merged..." Mouse let the sentence trail.

"And how do you propose we get out of here, luv?" Ray asked.

Mouse took a deep breath, "Ah don't rightly know, honey... I guess---" she stopped. And felt her boot. "He didn't take it!" She gasped.

Ray looked at her, "Take what?!"

"My katana! Ah've gotten so used to it being there that ah didn't even feel it! But... he didn't take it!" She slowly pulled the sharp sword out of her boot.

"You come prepared, don't you, luv.." Ray replied as the glow from Mouse's hair reflected off the shiny metal.

Mouse smiled, "Always, sugah!"

***
The Web
"How much longer will the trip take, Captain..?" Bob asked.

"A few more nanoseconds..." Capacitor replied.

Bob groaned inwardly. The energy he was putting forth on the shield was starting to drain him, "How fast can you go?" he asked.

"Well.. it's hard to say, lad. There's so much debris here that it'll take a while to steer through it..." Capacitor answered. He looked at Bob, "You look tired, lad... are you all right?!"

Bob nodded, "Yeah.. fine..." he said, "Just getting... drained," He thought to himself.

"Well.. it shouldn't be much longer now..."

Bob forced a smile, "I hope not.."

***
Mainframe
"If you don't mind me asking... who are you?" Dot asked the silver-skinned sprite.

She smiled, "I am a friend..."

Dot looked at her. There was a reason she was being vague. What was it?! "Mickey... I appreciate your right to privacy, but I'm the command.com. I need to know who you are, and how you got here.."

Mickey sighed, "Dot..." she began. Dot blinked. She hadn't recalled telling Mickey her name, "There are things which I cannot reveal. Not until I find the one who will betray you,"

"But..." Dot began.

Mickey smiled, "But... I will tell you how I got here. I was awoken. I have a mission, and I was sent through a portal to this system. As I mentioned before, this is where it will begin..."

"Where WHAT will begin!?" Dot asked.

"The battle... no.. the WAR... please, do not ask me anymore. This is all I can tell you,"

Dot decided to let it be.

***
Somewhere
"Ah wish we had some back up, sugah... ah don't think I can handle this boy on my own..." Mouse began.

Ray shrugged, "You've got me, luv... surely I'm useful somehow,"

She smiled, "Ah know.. honey... ah know.."

***
The Web
"We're entering the data storm now, sir..." Mr. Christopher informed the Captain.

"Good, lads..." the he looked at Bob, "Guardian, can you strengthen the shield to hold out in the storm?!"

Bob closed his eyes, "I'll.. try.. Captain.." he seemed to be straining.

Capacitor's looked at Bob with concern, "If you can't hold out, tell us... we'll take refuge in a cave so you can rest..."

Bob shook his head, "We do this now or never, " he said.

Capacitor nodded, "All right, head into the storm!" he shouted to his crew. They did so.

Bob's shield began to falter slightly, "Gotta.. keep it... up..." he gasped. And strained harder.

"Bob...??" Matrix began when he noticed his friend sweating, "are you all right?!"

"I'll... be... f-fine..." he said. But as they entered the heart of the storm, the pressure became too much. "M-m-Must... hold... out... m-must..." Suddenly, Bob collapsed... and the shield around the Saucy Mare 2 collapsed with him.

***
Somewhere
"Now.. how should we attack??" Mouse started.

"Hush!!" Ray said quickly, "I sense something..."

Mouse furrowed her brow, "What do you sense, sugah?"

Ray didn't answer, and put his hand against the wall, "Screaming?!?!" he muttered.

"Screaming?!!" Mouse repeated.

"A ship..?!" he stopped, "NO WAY! They came HERE!!"

"Who came here?!!" Mouse asked.

"The Saucy Mare!"

"Now why in the 'net would the pirates be in the web?!!" Mouse asked, but she didn't receive a reply.

At that moment, Megabyte decided to pay a visit.

***
Mainframe
Dot sat in her office, thinking about the strange visitor. "Phong..." she asked her mentor as he sat beside her, "Where did she come from? Why is she here?!"

"Ahh... my dear... you should not ask such questions. When she wishes to tell you, she will," Phong replied.

"But I'm the command.com!! I should KNOW!" Dot insisted.

"All heroes must have their secrets, child... or else the ones they are fighting against will know too much,"

Dot looked at Phong, "Heroes?! What do you mean?!"

"Oh my... I think I am needed elsewhere...." Phong replied quickly. "I shall see you later, child.." and quickly left her office.

"PHONG!!" Dot called. But he didn't answer. She sighed heavily, "Oh, Cursors!!"

***
Somewhere
The moment Megabyte came through the entrance, Mouse attacked. She drew her sword and swiped at him. He dodged her easily, "Now now, Mouse, is that any way to treat your host?!"

"Host my ASCII!!" Mouse snapped. "Let us out of here, virus!!"

Megabyte sighed, "I'm afraid I can't do that, Mouse.. you see... I have need of your boyfriend right now.." he turned his attention to Ray, "Surfer! I want my portal. NOW!"

Ray quickly put his web shielding up and ran past Megabyte outside the cave. "Ray, honey!!" Mouse gasped.

"What are you doing?!" Megabyte shouted. He quickly grabbed Mouse, and pulled her to the entrance. Then he saw what it was Ray was running to... and his eyes went wide.

***
The Web
"Captain!!" A binome shouted, "The shield is down!! The hull is being breached by the data storm!!"

Sirens wailed on board the Saucy Mare 2. Capacitor was trying to revive an unconscious Bob, "Guardian! Get up, lad!! We're falling apart at the seams!!"

"Bob!! GET UP!!" Matrix shouted, and shook Bob.

Slowly, Bob came to. The ship was shaking uncontrollably. "Weak.. so.. weak..." He whispered. But he knew what he had to do. He closed his eyes, and concentrated. The shield went up again, but it was as unstable as Bob. Bits and pieces of the ship were still being demolished by the storm.

Suddenly, the shield became stable, and Bob collapsed once again.

Matrix looked at Capacitor, "What in the 'net?!!" he asked. The two ran to the front of the ship to see Ray covering the ship with an energy shield. "SURFER?!!!"

He smiled, "Hey, mates! Long time no see! I think ya got a friend here..." he said, and pointed to the cave.

Matrix looked at the cave, and saw Megabyte standing at the entrance. Matrix glared at him, and Megabyte simply smiled, and pulled Mouse out unprotected into the storm.

***
Mouse struggled to get away from Megabyte, but to no avail, "NOOOO!!" She screamed as the energy from the data storm burned her skin.

Ray looked at her, eyes wide, "MOUSE!" But there was little he could do. When they had been surfing the 'net, he had used his shield around HER. But right now, he was using his energy on the Saucy Mare 2. If he stopped, even for a moment, the ship would disintegrate.

Mouse continued to scream, and the pain only increased her strength. Finally, she was able to pull away from Megabyte, and duck back inside the cave. She sat against the wall, doubled over in pain. She could feel the blood and blisters on her skin. "Cursors, virus!! Ah'll get you for this!!" She whispered.

Megabyte came inside, and looked at her, "Oh, Mouse.. did that hurt?!" he asked. "Surely it could not have hurt as much as being pulled into the web by a WEB CREATURE!!" He hissed.

Mouse was near tears from the pain, "Ya deserved it, ya tin-plated freak!!" she shouted.

"Oh.. but being pulled into the web didn't hurt as much as MERGING!! I was in pain for seconds.. but then, you wouldn't care about that, would you, Mouse?"

Mouse looked up at Megabyte... shocked by the violent change in his behaviour. His eyes glowed brighter, and his very presence was EVIL. Yes, when he had been in Mainframe, he was evil... but this! No, this was something else. All the control, and all the calm he had had were now gone!! They had been replaced by the need for vengeance and the predatory behaviour of the web creature he had merged with.

She stared at him, eyes wide in shock. "He's gone completely random!!"

***
"Quick, Captain!! Steer this ship into the cave over there!" Ray shouted over the noise of the data storm. Even HE could not hold up long under such conditions, "You've got to give Bob a rest, and I have to help Mouse!"

Capacitor did as Ray advised, and pulled the Saucy Mare 2 into a nearby cave. Ray let the shield down, and headed through the opening "Surfer... where are you going?!" Capacitor asked.

"I've gotta help Mouse, mate... she's in deep with Megabyte!"

"You can't fight him alone, Surfer!!" Matrix shouted.

"I'm not basic, mate, I know that... but I'm going to try and keep him AWAY from Mouse. She's hurt!"

Matrix grabbed his web suit, "I'm coming with you!" He said as he put the suit on, "Make room!" He jumped on Ray's board, and the two headed into the cave.

Megabyte was waiting for them.

***
Mainframe
Mickey sat on her hospital bed, staring at the wall. It was ridiculous to keep her here now. She was fine.

Suddenly, she felt a presence, and stood up. Her back was to the door, but she knew who was there. "Turbo..." She began.

Turbo was taken aback, "You know mah name?!" he asked. She turned around to face him and he was quickly disturbed by her commanding presence.

Mickey's golden eyes seemed to look right through him! Her long, purple hair looked as if it was blown by an unseen wind, and her skin shined like metal. "I know many things, Guardian..." she said in a quiet, yet powerful voice, "Or are you a full virus now?"

"Ah... ah can't believe it.. you truly exist!" Turbo gasped.

Mickey looked at him, "Are you going to call your viral friends and tell them?" she replied calmly. "That IS what they will be expecting... will they not?! Or have you already informed them that you sensed my presence?" Turbo didn't reply, "They did not believe you, did they? They wished for proof?!" She held her hands out, "Well... is my appearance before you proof enough?!"

Turbo simply stared at her, suddenly finding himself frightened of the sheer POWER the female sprite emitted. When he was a child, he had heard stories about her. The greatest anti-virus Guardian in the 'net. And now.. here she was... awoken after hours of eternal sleep. She stood before him in all her legendary glory, and a mere whisper was all he could muster, "McAfee!!!"

End of Episode #7

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