TJ: Alright already!!! Here's the fic please give me a break, my glasses broke and now I have to type this story up with one eye, jeezz.....hey who hit Enigma?
Rika: Me
Rikumon: Was that really necessary?
Rika: Hey he was rioting!
TJ: Alright you two, Riku-san Tack! Rika-chan, chill!
*Blitz, Hatz and Kid walk in*
Kid: Are we going to start yet!?!
TJ: Kid! Why aren't you three in the net like I told you five minutes ago!?
Hatz: Bltz htz kertz?
Rikumon: What he say?
TJ: I'll tell you later, Kid you take Hatz and Blitz back into the Net now young.....errr Cybera!
Rika/Rikumon: Cybera?!?!
TJ: Not now! Start the fic!!!!!
Shadow Network
By TJ and Rikumon
Chapter One
Navis and Operators Galore
**Three Months Ago**
It was dark out in the shady parts of Den City, the wind howled with an eery tone. The City had barely begun to enjoy its peace yet again after the incidents with the NetMafia Zetra, but already future troubles were about to brew. Inside a seemingly abandoned ware house, meany hooded figures were racing about, some carrying weapons of all sorts.
"Sir, we cant find him!"
"You will find him.....that program is too valuable to our plans to lose now..."
Not too far from them, a cloaked figure was typing away at laptop, its gentile glow form its screen showed that attached to it was a blue seemingly oval shaped object with a screen of its own with zero's and ones passing though it at lighting speeds. "Come on, come on. I have to get you out of here, even a copy has to escape if I cant!" the figure whispered, his breath was harsh and broken.
"Sir, someone's sending data over the net!"
"Stop it! NOW!"
"We cant, but we can intercept it! PLUG IN! SABER.EXE!"
**Inside the Netscape**
A blur of light was passing though the net, its stream was like a form of water in the air. A yellow Sabertooth tiger like being raced after the data to stop it, but as it reached its sharpened claws to crush it, a brilliant flash of light erupted from the ground in front of him, and he was deleted instantly.
"Oopsies! I think we made a booboo fighting here!" a childish voice said.
"For crying out loud, did the Operator make a copy?" came the reply of an older less friendly sounding voice.
"Umm the data's been copied a few hour's ago.....hey, his Operator's bad! And that data streams damage!"
"So, not my concern."
"Oww, come on. I know your not bad. You play with me lots of times, so be nice."
"Well what should I do? You have hacker powers to, fix it up yourself."
"Umm well, I can fix it a little. But I don't know if I can send it to the right place....oh well, here goes......"
**Back in the real world**
The cloaked figure was trying to resend the data that had seemingly been damage, when an eruption of new information seemed to begin to meld with it fixing it, if not improving it. "What in the Net?....wait." Typing away furiously, the screen flashed a few times till it showed the Netscape, and an amazing sight of two Navi's one of which was literary standing inside the stream of data he was sending. Which itself should be impossible, the information would have deleted it the moment it touched, if not then the data, but the Navi was becoming rough data then sent it away to a close address of were it was being sent originally. "Well wonders never cease....." but the sudden thunder of feet approaching caused him to jump. He grabbed the stray PET placing it in the confines of his cloak and ran off into the darkness of the ware house and though the night.
**In ACDC Town**
Inside a small room, a screen of both a PET and computer glowed a gentile light showing that the room was a mass of boxes an unmade bed with a sleeping occupant. The computer screen started to show a bundle of different window screens, most were password associated, invisible fingers typed at the system ordering the passwords to attach themselfs to the windows. Finally the PET's own screen glow brighter and brighter till even from outside the lights could be seen till just as suddenly as they appeared, disappeared never waking the sleeping form inside the room. The next morning, the sleeping body moaned as he tried to sleep, but shouts from almost thin air wouldn't allow him ~YOU! WAKE UP!! NOW!! HELLO! EARTH TO SLEEPING HUMAN, GET UP NOW!~
"Mnnnn, not now dad....."
~IM NOT YOUR DAD LAZY! GET UP!~
Slowly the boy sat up, wiping the sleep from his eyes looking about his poor excuse for a room for the unknown voice "Whose there?" he said though a yawn.
~Over here, in your PET...at least I think its yours, who are you?~
The blue eyes of the eleven year old shot open, his head twisted till he now faced the PET's recharger pad, and into the blue eyes of a red customized Navi that he didn't own "...I should ask you that!"
The red figure rubbed its helmet, his lips form a small and friendly smile ~Oh, gomen. Im Zero.EXE and your.....~
"Errr Nami, Nami Takenouchi."
~Hahaha, my Operator's a boy with a girls name!~
"HEY!...wait, YOU'RE MY NAVI!?!?!"
~Well this is your PET isn't it?~
"Ya but...."
~But?~
"I never downloaded any custom data."
Meanwhile, the rustling of cloth against cement announced the cloaked figures race across the peaceful Town, dodging into bushes and such with a whispering of beeps from within his guise 'I have to get the original to someone before they find me!' and with that thought, he disappeared into the shadows of the metroline subway.
**Today**
Inside the local park of ACDC Town, a young boy of twelve years was laying upon a think branch of a tree, looking though the mass collection of leafs into the endless sky with a daze look in his blue eyes. A breez passed though his silver hair causing the massive lock of his ponytail to drift lazily against the branch, his white t-shirt brushed into his black vest which bore a deeper shad of black V shaped fox head. His legs kicked into the air mildly, bringing his faded jeans and black strapped sneakers along with his limbs. One hand held onto his head as his free hand found its way to the crimson metal of the symbol of fire he bore around his neck. He seemed to be inside of a dream-like stat, until the gentile beeps from the confines of his vest caused his hand to release the necklace of his and grip the black PET and opening it in front of his face. He now stared into the face of a fox like Net being, its own deep blue eyes meet with his gentle ones, its black fur like skin was interrupted only by the white tips of his triangular ears. "Kitsune-san?"
~Tensuno-kun, mom sent you some E-mail. She wants you to pick up some Groceries from the City.~
With a lazy sigh, TJ Shonen slowly rose up from his resting place and fell to the ground easily landing on three, his free hand brushed the dirt of the ground as though feeling for a sense of freedom as his other hand replaced his PET into his vest "Why did she have to call now?" He said to his Navi companion as he slowly stood properly again and head to the direction of the Metroline slowly "I was so relaxed to."
~It cant be helped TJ, you do want dinner don't you?~ the dark Navi replied wisely.
"Of course! Its mums special dish tonight!" TJ answered, a hint of eagerness in his voice as he jumped down the stairs of the metroline two to three at a time.
~Then stop being lazy and get the food.~
"Hey, Im not lazy....just nothing to do."
~If you'd start making friends here you wouldn't have that problem Tensuno-kun.~
Purchasing a two way ticket for the next train, TJ's face crumbled into a scowl "That's no fair Kitsune-san, you know I......I......that I don't like hanging out with people."
~As you humans say 'Lair, lair pants on fire'. Your just shy, its understandable, but when you let that take control of your life then you'll have nearly no friends or companions to care for or vis versa.~
"......I hate it when you strike a nerve." TJ scowled even more, he leaned against a support beam within the shadows of the station. He was always considered an outcast, mainly do to his own tendency to hide an be unsocial, his own Navi was designed by request of his farther, to be able to do just that but to help him become the opposite with his social manner, sadly even though Kitsune.EXE succeeded in befriending the human he could not quite get him to become more social. And now that his parents had divorced and he lived with his mother in a new Town and City, the twelve year old had become more and more hidden within the confines of his own privacy. "Fine, here's the deal then, I try becoming friends with the first person who speaks to me, you lay off for a month on that. Deal?"
~Deal, but you have to try, no 'Umm so I guess I'll see you later' or something like that~
"Ok, Kitsune-san" were his last words as the duo entered the now boarding train.
**Netbattler HQ**
Within the building of Official City Netbattlers and their Navi's, a place where only the most skilled in both Netbattles and Detective investigation may work, a women was typing away at her desk computer which showed several window screens of cases and reports float against the background. She was rather tall women and good looking, her long blonde hair fell down behind her chair as the tips of the locks brushed the floor lightly. Her light brown eyes reflexed the screens own lights, her blue sweatshirt moved in the pattern of her arms as she typed away at the keyboard. Her golden yellow vest with symbol of a sky blue background with a golden crescent with a white line going though it like a bow and arrow, her Navi symbol, above left top pocket as her left leg crossed against the right with her blue sweat pants following their movements. "Oh brother, you'd figure after taking on Zetra they'd let me have a few weeks off. But no rest for old Rika Sykra, she has to handle a seven year olds super apatite."
~Well what do you expect? He hasn't eaten real food since....ever!~
"Oh, hush up Val-chan!"
Next to the computer, the golden colored PET of Rika's stood posed ready to be used when necessary. Inside the screen, a Female Navi looked back to her Operator shaking her head.
Her body suit was a sky blue, golden gauntlets and shoulder pads provided her with armor as her Navi symbol crest itself into her left shoulder pad. Upon her head a helmet with a navy blue viser shone against the electrical source of light, her golden boots shift to and thou as she changed positions and bird-like wings on her back flexed lightly. ~Oh really Rika-chan? Why don't we check how much you eat and compare it to his?~ she taunted.
Rika replied with a sneer "Don't you dare....oh great, Valkyrie I need you to bring this E-Mail to this girl, seems she's complaining about some lost Navi. How can anyone expect us to find one lone Navi within the entire Net?" her voice trailed off into a form of disgust at the thought.
Valkyrie's mouth fell open as she placed her hands to her hips ~Rika! How could you say such a thing!? If I were lost you would...~
"I know, I know! Im just a bit cranky." Rika finished. She leaned back against her chair, he hands running though her hair while she sighed. He moment of rest was interrupted when the electrical bleeps of her computer caused her to sit up and look at a message from someone she could not ignore "Oh jeez! Its from the boss.... 'Ms. Sykra, you will be partnered with an International Netbattler who will be arriving in a few hours, she is on the trail of several criminals. Please show her about the City, this is an important case and I trust you will do well' great, I have to go asap! And I have to send that Mail, but I'll need you with me Val-chan." Rika's head gently fell to her keyboard with a multitude of clicks "Now what?"
~Naho Aunt Rika!~
Rika's head shot up to face her computer once more, but now a small child was blocking the view of the windows behind him. His body was of a seven year old kid, his own face easily showed this as he grinned childishly to the human. His solid white body suit easily moved in motion as he practically bounced about on his purple boots that would be of no use outside the Net for it was just like his rubbery purple gloves. His head almost completely encased in his white helmet as a purple stripe that resembled a tiger stripe which ran from one ear around to the back and to the other. On his chest, his Navi symbol was a light purple background circle with a red stripe going down diagonally to the right while a white striped followed in the opposite direction forming a V shape. His light shaded green eyes shone with an abundance of innocence that only a child could truly have. "Kid, what are you doing here?"
~I came to visit you and mommy!~the young child Navi, Kid.EXE said grinning broadly. He shift his weight to his right foot so he was now tilted a great deal, he looked out the screen and waved his arms franticly to the PET next to the computer "MOMMY! HI MOMMY!"
~"Kid shhh!"~ both Navi and Operator hushed to the little Navi, who fell over do to his lack of balance. Rika found herself groaning as she rubbed her temples, while her Navi looked into the computer screen with a motherly concern.
Kid lift himself up again sitting down on the cyber floor of the computer with his legs crossed. His innocent eyes found their way to the window screens behind him, though because he had to tilt his head completely backwards as far as his neck would allow, the words appeared upside down. As his young mind realized his mistake, he chuckled at his utter silliness and spun around oh his seat to face the words right side up and read them out loud ~'My Navi was st-ol-en...stolen a few years ago, and I would a-ppr-ec-ia-te....appreciate it, if any O-ffi-cial....Official Netbattler, could help me find him. From Ang-eli-na...Angelina Mist.' Aunt Rika, are you going to help her find her Navi?~
Rika leaned closer to the screen of the computer as she brought her index finger to her lips lightly shushing the little Navi "Shhh, yes. But I have to send some E-mail to her first, and I cant right now because my Boss said to meet with someone. I cant send Valkyrie, so I'll have to wait till tonight." Rika reached into her desk and pulled out her pocketbook and began to take out some odds and ends looking though it in search of something.
Kid held his chin for a moment, before he smiled broadly again ~I could send it! Blitz and Hatz are by Mr. Gargogi, so I can bring it for you and mommy!~ Kid began to pick himself up. He bounced again in his eager fashion as he usually does when he's excited. He always felt this way when he could do good things for his 'family'.
Rika looked up to her PET, she wouldn't make this kind of call. This was something she thought he partner should decide if he should or shouldn't go. Ever since they discovered Kid's past, he looked at all his friends as more then that, he viewed them as his new family and Valkyrie was his own mother now. "Well Val-chan?"
Valkyrie lightly scratched the back of her helmet, mentally debating between if he would be alright or not. Of course he'd be fine, he defiantly was beyond any normal Navi and all the Viruses local to that part of the Net were no stronger then a Yellow Mettrool.~Ok, sweety be careful ok? And go straight to Mr. Gargogi's to pick up Blitz and Hatz, after that go to Netto's, understand?~
Kid nodded, well partly his bouncing did most of the reply ~Ok mommy! I promise to go get them and go to Netto-kuns!~ Rika shook her head chuckling, her hands raced across the keyboard till the E-mail was now in the little Navi's care ~Oh, I know that place! That's were For...uh oh....~ Kid realized his mistake about two syllables to late, he know that this would not be good.
Valkyrie was suddenly in a nervous fit, her arms shook slightly as she bobbed about her PET's screen to face the younger Navi ~Kid! Have you been seeing 'him' again!? I told you not to! He's dangerous, how many times do I have to tell you to stay away from him!~
Kid's head lowered as his sergeant mother yelled at him, something that never happend before. He held his hands behind his back as he brushed the nonexistent earth ~Im sorry mommy, but I don't think he's bad. He's nice to me.~
Rika finally found the item she had been looking for, she hastily pinned her Official Netbattler card to her shirt as she looked up to Kid with a look of concern "Its not that Kid. Your mommy and me aren't mad, but you see, he did do things that were bad before. We're worried he'll try and to that to you. So please, stay away from him Ok?"
~Ok. I'll go to that girls home now and bring the E-mail.~ With that last sad toned note, Kid vanished from the screen and into the place he truly felt home at, the Net.
"Did you have to yell at him, I understand your worried but....he can handle himself. After all, he took out ZetraPrime."
~Yes, but even he doesn't know how he did it. He maybe powerful, but if he doesn't remember how he Style Changed, how could he handle the most powerful Lone Navi in the Net without help?~
**Inside the Net Later**
Kid.EXE glanced between the cyberletter of the E-mail in his hands and the Link address he was standing before, he nodded to himself with a smile, if there was anything he could never do it was stay upset for long. "Well here I am." he said to no one, the second of things was remembering that when your alone and talk to yourself, it was considered weird.
"What are you doing here?"
Kid looked around to find the source of the voice, even if he knew who it was by the slight shiver his other two parts had of him "I brought mail for this girl from Aunt Rika. Why are you hiding, do you want to play?"
"No. Since when do you take orders from humans?"
"I said I would do it, she didn't ask me silly." Kid chuckled as he held his hand behind his head. He grinned a small goodbye before racing to the link pad, but as his foot fell upon the link a tower of burning red flames erupted from the link sending the little Navi though the air and skidding across the ground to a stop. Picking himself up, groaning slightly as the burning sensation ran across his acing back, Kid frowned at the still towing flames from the Link "Hey! That was mean!"
"Heheh, it's a Firewall. Your Virus part activated its sensors. You'll have to do some thinking to get around it, its pretty advanced."
Kid looked over to the Firewall and stuck out his tong to it felling somewhat frustrated "No problem, Super Hack!" Kid held his Navi symbol as his red stripe began to glow till it was shining with an intense light. Kid Suddenly kicked off the floor and in a blur of super speed, crashed though the Firewall as the flames changed from a blazing red to a cool blue and back again as he vanished.
"Hm."
Kid now found himself inside the computer Mainframe. It was like many he had been to in its basic design. The circuit towers and floor were present, but like others it had its own background designs that scrolled from bottom left to top right of what appeared to be little cat faces smiling back to the young Navi "Oh, kitties! Meow! Heheh!"
~Hey, who are you?~ a female voice called down from a window screen linking the sights of the outside of the computer to the inside of it. Kid looked up to see a girl with wavy blonde hair that reached just past her shoulders that shone slightly in the light. Her own sparkling violet eyes looked back to his own blue ones and she seemed to be wearing a dress of pastel coloring, and a
matching headband and a white gold and silver pendant in the shape of a leaf. ~I said, who are
you? And what are you doing breaking into my computer?~
Kid lowered his head holing his hands behind his back again like he was being scolded again "Im sorry, your computers Firewall wouldn't let me in. I had an E-mail from my au....my mo....from Mr. Sykra an Official City Netbattler. She said she'd help you find your Navi, oh here's her E-mail!" Kid linked the cyber letter into the mail systems of the computer and hearing 'You've Got Mail' made him giggle slightly as he held his mouth closed with his hand to stifle them.
~And what may I ask you, is so funny?~ Angelina asked him as her facial features showed curiosity.
Kid grinned his usual grin before waving to the human girl "Nothing, that voice just sounded funny. Bye, bye." He waved as he turned about to walk though the link but stopped just a few inches from it seemingly frozen to the spot.
~Are you Ok?~
Kid turned around as he place his hands behind his head sticking his tong out chucking like he heard something funny again "Can you put the firewall out so I can go home please Ms. Mist?"
~Oh, certainly.....there, may I ask what's your name?~ she asked him as the Firewall died down.
Kid stuck his thumb to himself proudly announcing his name "My name is Kid.EXE, nice to meet you. Bye now, I've got to go home. And don't worry Aunt Rika and Mommy can help you find your Navi." He said racing though the link in a flash of light re-entering the Net.
~Mommy and Aunt Rika?~
**Den City**
Inside some of the less walked area's of the City, the silent footsteps of the silver haired TJ Shonen walked at a slowed pace, carrying in each hand a grocery bag filled with some odds and ends of the ingredients his mother would use for her special plate. He kept his gaze to the ground as his PET beeped the complaints his Navi had. He knew that if he took this darkened route to the metroline he would face no one, and there by would have no worries about keeping his end of the deal he and his Legend based Navi had. Sometimes his parents wondered which was the tricker of the two. But his hopes would not be helped today, he heard the rushing thuds of heavy foots steps taking long strides to gain upon smaller but quicker footsteps. TJ looked up from his gaze to see a girl of roughly 15 to 17 wearing a red t-shirt, a backwards red cap, black carpender jeans with flame designs across them and red and black bottom sandals race thought one alleyway to another as her light brown and gold streaked hair that flowed though the rushing wind she pushed against. And following behind her were two large men dressed all in black and even bore face masks. "Looks like she's in trouble. Kitsune-san, call the cops."
~Agh, cant. Lines busy!~
"Oh well, I've been looking for a fight." TJ's lips curled into an odd grin as he placed his bags on the ground and walk into the dead end alleyway.
"Ok girl, just hand it over and you can go."
"You heard him, we want that PET and we'll get it even if we have to take it the hard way."
"Leave me alone! You cant have him!" the girl shouted as she clucked a crimson PET to her chest protectively a small hint of fear crept across green-blue eyes.
"Fine girl, you asked for it." The large man to the right slowly approached her as he cracked his knuckles, until a pair of garbage can lids came crashing to both sides of his head knocking him out.
"What the!?" the second said as a black blur came into contact of his face and sent him into the wall head first with at thud as his body slowly fell down to the ground.
TJ's blue eyes rolled about as his head shook at the utter pathetic excuse for muscled men fell so easily "Jerks." he replied as he hit the first one again as he stirred about before being knocked out again.
The girl looked down at the two who had been chasing her and then to the silver haired stranger replying with a timid and hardly hearable "Thanks."
TJ turned about with a shrug, he began to walk down the alley again as his Personal Terminal beeped for his attention which he know of what, he murmured under his breath so his Fox style partner would only hear "Not now Kitsune." but the beeps would end. Giving into his frustration, TJ waved his hands in defeat and turned to face the girl who seemed nervous to cross the still forms of the two men "Come on. They wont get up for a while." he said in an agitated voice.
The girl gave a small nod and leapt over her chases bodies and down the alleyway not making eye contact with the new boy.
"TJ" he said seemingly beginning to follow her as he pick up some packages.
"Umm what?" she asked as she looked up somewhat. She was felling a bit nervous, she was never good at not being shy around guys no matter what age.
"My name, yours?" he replied looking at his feet still following her path and not his own.
"Oh, umm Kiona." she answered returning her own gaze to the ground. The two kept walking in the same path for some time, Kiona felt uneasy. First about two months ago, a shady old man gave her this crimson PET, then she was being chased by men in masks, and now she was being stalked by a guy who seemed a bit gothic. "Why are you following me?" she blurted out after about five minutes of having this boy follow her.
TJ shrugged lifting his hand to his vest and gently tapping it with the grocery bag doing the same but to his knees "My Navi will keeping me till I do."
"What?"
"I made a deal with him, if I tried making friends with the first person who talked to me, he'd leave me alone for a month on the case"
"And I was the first?"
"Ya....why were those guys after you?"
Kiona let her eyes wonder to the ground again, she placed her PET back into her pocket, but just as she did both it and TJ's beeped wanting their respective Operators attentions. She flipped open her crimson PET as TJ did so for his black one. "Yes Zero-chan?"
~Don't call me that! What happend to the goons?~ said the male Navi. He was a slender Navi but his deep red breast plate which bore his Navi symbol of a golden yellow croissant style Z and helmet with the black gloves and boots which covered his deep grey jumpsuit showed he could be strong, especially Kitsune-san, Im not used to this, she's not helping me out here in the communication department.'
Meanwhile the other two were currently arguing again. Kiona cared for her new friend, probably because he's the first guy she could talk to without being shy, but he always managed to get on her nerves with his sarcastic attitude and his open distaste for having her as his partner "Come on, you've got to stop acting like that to people! Its not polite, not to mention he got those two guys for me."
~So? Id be better off if they were my partners, your always lucky my skills and powers can beat anybody you fight.~ Zero replied crossing his arms and turning about so she saw his back.
"Zero-chan!" Kiona shouted at her partner losing her temper. She could hardly understand why this was the only male she could speak with like this so easily and not any others.
"Hey Kiona?"
Kiona looked up to face TJ's blue eyes that sparkled with some sort of wicked idea playing across his head "Err ya?"
"Netbattle?" he said flatly.
This got Zero's attention, he quickly turned about again and look eagerly to the silver haired boy ~Oh ya!~
~My, aren't we well programed in proper conduct?~ Kitsune spoke at last, he could feel the stares of both Kiona and her Navi ~Oh, gomen. Im Kitsune.EXE~ he said with a polite bow to the second Operator.
Kiona's green-blue eyes skipped from Kitsune.EXE and her own Zero.EXE and then to TJ waving her PET to him "Wanna trade Navi's?"
~HEY!~ Zero shouted.
TJ shook his head "Sorry, Kistune's the only one who would tolerate me. There's an arcade with a Netbattle dome close by, lines free by now." TJ began to show Kiona the way to said arcade though the path of Den City, nether of them knowing that this friendship would be important later on in the future.
**To Be Continued**
TJ: Whow, 12 pages.
Kiona: Hey TJ!
TJ: AH!*Falls down* What are you doing here Kiona?!?
Nami: Don't forget me.
Nami's Zero: Or me.
Kiona's Zero: Hey sunshine boy!
Angelina: Hello TJ.
Rikumon: Whoa, TJ I think you've invited too many people for the A/N's
TJ: Who invited?!
Rikumon: You didn't?! O_O;;
TJ: Course not......uh...
Rikumon: Slag...
*Entire cast comes in and sadly one of them's an explosive Virus that's glowing*
TJ: Everyone will be introduced in the second chapter p_p *waves as flash of light fills room with a big BOOM*
Rika: Me
Rikumon: Was that really necessary?
Rika: Hey he was rioting!
TJ: Alright you two, Riku-san Tack! Rika-chan, chill!
*Blitz, Hatz and Kid walk in*
Kid: Are we going to start yet!?!
TJ: Kid! Why aren't you three in the net like I told you five minutes ago!?
Hatz: Bltz htz kertz?
Rikumon: What he say?
TJ: I'll tell you later, Kid you take Hatz and Blitz back into the Net now young.....errr Cybera!
Rika/Rikumon: Cybera?!?!
TJ: Not now! Start the fic!!!!!
Shadow Network
By TJ and Rikumon
Chapter One
Navis and Operators Galore
**Three Months Ago**
It was dark out in the shady parts of Den City, the wind howled with an eery tone. The City had barely begun to enjoy its peace yet again after the incidents with the NetMafia Zetra, but already future troubles were about to brew. Inside a seemingly abandoned ware house, meany hooded figures were racing about, some carrying weapons of all sorts.
"Sir, we cant find him!"
"You will find him.....that program is too valuable to our plans to lose now..."
Not too far from them, a cloaked figure was typing away at laptop, its gentile glow form its screen showed that attached to it was a blue seemingly oval shaped object with a screen of its own with zero's and ones passing though it at lighting speeds. "Come on, come on. I have to get you out of here, even a copy has to escape if I cant!" the figure whispered, his breath was harsh and broken.
"Sir, someone's sending data over the net!"
"Stop it! NOW!"
"We cant, but we can intercept it! PLUG IN! SABER.EXE!"
**Inside the Netscape**
A blur of light was passing though the net, its stream was like a form of water in the air. A yellow Sabertooth tiger like being raced after the data to stop it, but as it reached its sharpened claws to crush it, a brilliant flash of light erupted from the ground in front of him, and he was deleted instantly.
"Oopsies! I think we made a booboo fighting here!" a childish voice said.
"For crying out loud, did the Operator make a copy?" came the reply of an older less friendly sounding voice.
"Umm the data's been copied a few hour's ago.....hey, his Operator's bad! And that data streams damage!"
"So, not my concern."
"Oww, come on. I know your not bad. You play with me lots of times, so be nice."
"Well what should I do? You have hacker powers to, fix it up yourself."
"Umm well, I can fix it a little. But I don't know if I can send it to the right place....oh well, here goes......"
**Back in the real world**
The cloaked figure was trying to resend the data that had seemingly been damage, when an eruption of new information seemed to begin to meld with it fixing it, if not improving it. "What in the Net?....wait." Typing away furiously, the screen flashed a few times till it showed the Netscape, and an amazing sight of two Navi's one of which was literary standing inside the stream of data he was sending. Which itself should be impossible, the information would have deleted it the moment it touched, if not then the data, but the Navi was becoming rough data then sent it away to a close address of were it was being sent originally. "Well wonders never cease....." but the sudden thunder of feet approaching caused him to jump. He grabbed the stray PET placing it in the confines of his cloak and ran off into the darkness of the ware house and though the night.
**In ACDC Town**
Inside a small room, a screen of both a PET and computer glowed a gentile light showing that the room was a mass of boxes an unmade bed with a sleeping occupant. The computer screen started to show a bundle of different window screens, most were password associated, invisible fingers typed at the system ordering the passwords to attach themselfs to the windows. Finally the PET's own screen glow brighter and brighter till even from outside the lights could be seen till just as suddenly as they appeared, disappeared never waking the sleeping form inside the room. The next morning, the sleeping body moaned as he tried to sleep, but shouts from almost thin air wouldn't allow him ~YOU! WAKE UP!! NOW!! HELLO! EARTH TO SLEEPING HUMAN, GET UP NOW!~
"Mnnnn, not now dad....."
~IM NOT YOUR DAD LAZY! GET UP!~
Slowly the boy sat up, wiping the sleep from his eyes looking about his poor excuse for a room for the unknown voice "Whose there?" he said though a yawn.
~Over here, in your PET...at least I think its yours, who are you?~
The blue eyes of the eleven year old shot open, his head twisted till he now faced the PET's recharger pad, and into the blue eyes of a red customized Navi that he didn't own "...I should ask you that!"
The red figure rubbed its helmet, his lips form a small and friendly smile ~Oh, gomen. Im Zero.EXE and your.....~
"Errr Nami, Nami Takenouchi."
~Hahaha, my Operator's a boy with a girls name!~
"HEY!...wait, YOU'RE MY NAVI!?!?!"
~Well this is your PET isn't it?~
"Ya but...."
~But?~
"I never downloaded any custom data."
Meanwhile, the rustling of cloth against cement announced the cloaked figures race across the peaceful Town, dodging into bushes and such with a whispering of beeps from within his guise 'I have to get the original to someone before they find me!' and with that thought, he disappeared into the shadows of the metroline subway.
**Today**
Inside the local park of ACDC Town, a young boy of twelve years was laying upon a think branch of a tree, looking though the mass collection of leafs into the endless sky with a daze look in his blue eyes. A breez passed though his silver hair causing the massive lock of his ponytail to drift lazily against the branch, his white t-shirt brushed into his black vest which bore a deeper shad of black V shaped fox head. His legs kicked into the air mildly, bringing his faded jeans and black strapped sneakers along with his limbs. One hand held onto his head as his free hand found its way to the crimson metal of the symbol of fire he bore around his neck. He seemed to be inside of a dream-like stat, until the gentile beeps from the confines of his vest caused his hand to release the necklace of his and grip the black PET and opening it in front of his face. He now stared into the face of a fox like Net being, its own deep blue eyes meet with his gentle ones, its black fur like skin was interrupted only by the white tips of his triangular ears. "Kitsune-san?"
~Tensuno-kun, mom sent you some E-mail. She wants you to pick up some Groceries from the City.~
With a lazy sigh, TJ Shonen slowly rose up from his resting place and fell to the ground easily landing on three, his free hand brushed the dirt of the ground as though feeling for a sense of freedom as his other hand replaced his PET into his vest "Why did she have to call now?" He said to his Navi companion as he slowly stood properly again and head to the direction of the Metroline slowly "I was so relaxed to."
~It cant be helped TJ, you do want dinner don't you?~ the dark Navi replied wisely.
"Of course! Its mums special dish tonight!" TJ answered, a hint of eagerness in his voice as he jumped down the stairs of the metroline two to three at a time.
~Then stop being lazy and get the food.~
"Hey, Im not lazy....just nothing to do."
~If you'd start making friends here you wouldn't have that problem Tensuno-kun.~
Purchasing a two way ticket for the next train, TJ's face crumbled into a scowl "That's no fair Kitsune-san, you know I......I......that I don't like hanging out with people."
~As you humans say 'Lair, lair pants on fire'. Your just shy, its understandable, but when you let that take control of your life then you'll have nearly no friends or companions to care for or vis versa.~
"......I hate it when you strike a nerve." TJ scowled even more, he leaned against a support beam within the shadows of the station. He was always considered an outcast, mainly do to his own tendency to hide an be unsocial, his own Navi was designed by request of his farther, to be able to do just that but to help him become the opposite with his social manner, sadly even though Kitsune.EXE succeeded in befriending the human he could not quite get him to become more social. And now that his parents had divorced and he lived with his mother in a new Town and City, the twelve year old had become more and more hidden within the confines of his own privacy. "Fine, here's the deal then, I try becoming friends with the first person who speaks to me, you lay off for a month on that. Deal?"
~Deal, but you have to try, no 'Umm so I guess I'll see you later' or something like that~
"Ok, Kitsune-san" were his last words as the duo entered the now boarding train.
**Netbattler HQ**
Within the building of Official City Netbattlers and their Navi's, a place where only the most skilled in both Netbattles and Detective investigation may work, a women was typing away at her desk computer which showed several window screens of cases and reports float against the background. She was rather tall women and good looking, her long blonde hair fell down behind her chair as the tips of the locks brushed the floor lightly. Her light brown eyes reflexed the screens own lights, her blue sweatshirt moved in the pattern of her arms as she typed away at the keyboard. Her golden yellow vest with symbol of a sky blue background with a golden crescent with a white line going though it like a bow and arrow, her Navi symbol, above left top pocket as her left leg crossed against the right with her blue sweat pants following their movements. "Oh brother, you'd figure after taking on Zetra they'd let me have a few weeks off. But no rest for old Rika Sykra, she has to handle a seven year olds super apatite."
~Well what do you expect? He hasn't eaten real food since....ever!~
"Oh, hush up Val-chan!"
Next to the computer, the golden colored PET of Rika's stood posed ready to be used when necessary. Inside the screen, a Female Navi looked back to her Operator shaking her head.
Her body suit was a sky blue, golden gauntlets and shoulder pads provided her with armor as her Navi symbol crest itself into her left shoulder pad. Upon her head a helmet with a navy blue viser shone against the electrical source of light, her golden boots shift to and thou as she changed positions and bird-like wings on her back flexed lightly. ~Oh really Rika-chan? Why don't we check how much you eat and compare it to his?~ she taunted.
Rika replied with a sneer "Don't you dare....oh great, Valkyrie I need you to bring this E-Mail to this girl, seems she's complaining about some lost Navi. How can anyone expect us to find one lone Navi within the entire Net?" her voice trailed off into a form of disgust at the thought.
Valkyrie's mouth fell open as she placed her hands to her hips ~Rika! How could you say such a thing!? If I were lost you would...~
"I know, I know! Im just a bit cranky." Rika finished. She leaned back against her chair, he hands running though her hair while she sighed. He moment of rest was interrupted when the electrical bleeps of her computer caused her to sit up and look at a message from someone she could not ignore "Oh jeez! Its from the boss.... 'Ms. Sykra, you will be partnered with an International Netbattler who will be arriving in a few hours, she is on the trail of several criminals. Please show her about the City, this is an important case and I trust you will do well' great, I have to go asap! And I have to send that Mail, but I'll need you with me Val-chan." Rika's head gently fell to her keyboard with a multitude of clicks "Now what?"
~Naho Aunt Rika!~
Rika's head shot up to face her computer once more, but now a small child was blocking the view of the windows behind him. His body was of a seven year old kid, his own face easily showed this as he grinned childishly to the human. His solid white body suit easily moved in motion as he practically bounced about on his purple boots that would be of no use outside the Net for it was just like his rubbery purple gloves. His head almost completely encased in his white helmet as a purple stripe that resembled a tiger stripe which ran from one ear around to the back and to the other. On his chest, his Navi symbol was a light purple background circle with a red stripe going down diagonally to the right while a white striped followed in the opposite direction forming a V shape. His light shaded green eyes shone with an abundance of innocence that only a child could truly have. "Kid, what are you doing here?"
~I came to visit you and mommy!~the young child Navi, Kid.EXE said grinning broadly. He shift his weight to his right foot so he was now tilted a great deal, he looked out the screen and waved his arms franticly to the PET next to the computer "MOMMY! HI MOMMY!"
~"Kid shhh!"~ both Navi and Operator hushed to the little Navi, who fell over do to his lack of balance. Rika found herself groaning as she rubbed her temples, while her Navi looked into the computer screen with a motherly concern.
Kid lift himself up again sitting down on the cyber floor of the computer with his legs crossed. His innocent eyes found their way to the window screens behind him, though because he had to tilt his head completely backwards as far as his neck would allow, the words appeared upside down. As his young mind realized his mistake, he chuckled at his utter silliness and spun around oh his seat to face the words right side up and read them out loud ~'My Navi was st-ol-en...stolen a few years ago, and I would a-ppr-ec-ia-te....appreciate it, if any O-ffi-cial....Official Netbattler, could help me find him. From Ang-eli-na...Angelina Mist.' Aunt Rika, are you going to help her find her Navi?~
Rika leaned closer to the screen of the computer as she brought her index finger to her lips lightly shushing the little Navi "Shhh, yes. But I have to send some E-mail to her first, and I cant right now because my Boss said to meet with someone. I cant send Valkyrie, so I'll have to wait till tonight." Rika reached into her desk and pulled out her pocketbook and began to take out some odds and ends looking though it in search of something.
Kid held his chin for a moment, before he smiled broadly again ~I could send it! Blitz and Hatz are by Mr. Gargogi, so I can bring it for you and mommy!~ Kid began to pick himself up. He bounced again in his eager fashion as he usually does when he's excited. He always felt this way when he could do good things for his 'family'.
Rika looked up to her PET, she wouldn't make this kind of call. This was something she thought he partner should decide if he should or shouldn't go. Ever since they discovered Kid's past, he looked at all his friends as more then that, he viewed them as his new family and Valkyrie was his own mother now. "Well Val-chan?"
Valkyrie lightly scratched the back of her helmet, mentally debating between if he would be alright or not. Of course he'd be fine, he defiantly was beyond any normal Navi and all the Viruses local to that part of the Net were no stronger then a Yellow Mettrool.~Ok, sweety be careful ok? And go straight to Mr. Gargogi's to pick up Blitz and Hatz, after that go to Netto's, understand?~
Kid nodded, well partly his bouncing did most of the reply ~Ok mommy! I promise to go get them and go to Netto-kuns!~ Rika shook her head chuckling, her hands raced across the keyboard till the E-mail was now in the little Navi's care ~Oh, I know that place! That's were For...uh oh....~ Kid realized his mistake about two syllables to late, he know that this would not be good.
Valkyrie was suddenly in a nervous fit, her arms shook slightly as she bobbed about her PET's screen to face the younger Navi ~Kid! Have you been seeing 'him' again!? I told you not to! He's dangerous, how many times do I have to tell you to stay away from him!~
Kid's head lowered as his sergeant mother yelled at him, something that never happend before. He held his hands behind his back as he brushed the nonexistent earth ~Im sorry mommy, but I don't think he's bad. He's nice to me.~
Rika finally found the item she had been looking for, she hastily pinned her Official Netbattler card to her shirt as she looked up to Kid with a look of concern "Its not that Kid. Your mommy and me aren't mad, but you see, he did do things that were bad before. We're worried he'll try and to that to you. So please, stay away from him Ok?"
~Ok. I'll go to that girls home now and bring the E-mail.~ With that last sad toned note, Kid vanished from the screen and into the place he truly felt home at, the Net.
"Did you have to yell at him, I understand your worried but....he can handle himself. After all, he took out ZetraPrime."
~Yes, but even he doesn't know how he did it. He maybe powerful, but if he doesn't remember how he Style Changed, how could he handle the most powerful Lone Navi in the Net without help?~
**Inside the Net Later**
Kid.EXE glanced between the cyberletter of the E-mail in his hands and the Link address he was standing before, he nodded to himself with a smile, if there was anything he could never do it was stay upset for long. "Well here I am." he said to no one, the second of things was remembering that when your alone and talk to yourself, it was considered weird.
"What are you doing here?"
Kid looked around to find the source of the voice, even if he knew who it was by the slight shiver his other two parts had of him "I brought mail for this girl from Aunt Rika. Why are you hiding, do you want to play?"
"No. Since when do you take orders from humans?"
"I said I would do it, she didn't ask me silly." Kid chuckled as he held his hand behind his head. He grinned a small goodbye before racing to the link pad, but as his foot fell upon the link a tower of burning red flames erupted from the link sending the little Navi though the air and skidding across the ground to a stop. Picking himself up, groaning slightly as the burning sensation ran across his acing back, Kid frowned at the still towing flames from the Link "Hey! That was mean!"
"Heheh, it's a Firewall. Your Virus part activated its sensors. You'll have to do some thinking to get around it, its pretty advanced."
Kid looked over to the Firewall and stuck out his tong to it felling somewhat frustrated "No problem, Super Hack!" Kid held his Navi symbol as his red stripe began to glow till it was shining with an intense light. Kid Suddenly kicked off the floor and in a blur of super speed, crashed though the Firewall as the flames changed from a blazing red to a cool blue and back again as he vanished.
"Hm."
Kid now found himself inside the computer Mainframe. It was like many he had been to in its basic design. The circuit towers and floor were present, but like others it had its own background designs that scrolled from bottom left to top right of what appeared to be little cat faces smiling back to the young Navi "Oh, kitties! Meow! Heheh!"
~Hey, who are you?~ a female voice called down from a window screen linking the sights of the outside of the computer to the inside of it. Kid looked up to see a girl with wavy blonde hair that reached just past her shoulders that shone slightly in the light. Her own sparkling violet eyes looked back to his own blue ones and she seemed to be wearing a dress of pastel coloring, and a
matching headband and a white gold and silver pendant in the shape of a leaf. ~I said, who are
you? And what are you doing breaking into my computer?~
Kid lowered his head holing his hands behind his back again like he was being scolded again "Im sorry, your computers Firewall wouldn't let me in. I had an E-mail from my au....my mo....from Mr. Sykra an Official City Netbattler. She said she'd help you find your Navi, oh here's her E-mail!" Kid linked the cyber letter into the mail systems of the computer and hearing 'You've Got Mail' made him giggle slightly as he held his mouth closed with his hand to stifle them.
~And what may I ask you, is so funny?~ Angelina asked him as her facial features showed curiosity.
Kid grinned his usual grin before waving to the human girl "Nothing, that voice just sounded funny. Bye, bye." He waved as he turned about to walk though the link but stopped just a few inches from it seemingly frozen to the spot.
~Are you Ok?~
Kid turned around as he place his hands behind his head sticking his tong out chucking like he heard something funny again "Can you put the firewall out so I can go home please Ms. Mist?"
~Oh, certainly.....there, may I ask what's your name?~ she asked him as the Firewall died down.
Kid stuck his thumb to himself proudly announcing his name "My name is Kid.EXE, nice to meet you. Bye now, I've got to go home. And don't worry Aunt Rika and Mommy can help you find your Navi." He said racing though the link in a flash of light re-entering the Net.
~Mommy and Aunt Rika?~
**Den City**
Inside some of the less walked area's of the City, the silent footsteps of the silver haired TJ Shonen walked at a slowed pace, carrying in each hand a grocery bag filled with some odds and ends of the ingredients his mother would use for her special plate. He kept his gaze to the ground as his PET beeped the complaints his Navi had. He knew that if he took this darkened route to the metroline he would face no one, and there by would have no worries about keeping his end of the deal he and his Legend based Navi had. Sometimes his parents wondered which was the tricker of the two. But his hopes would not be helped today, he heard the rushing thuds of heavy foots steps taking long strides to gain upon smaller but quicker footsteps. TJ looked up from his gaze to see a girl of roughly 15 to 17 wearing a red t-shirt, a backwards red cap, black carpender jeans with flame designs across them and red and black bottom sandals race thought one alleyway to another as her light brown and gold streaked hair that flowed though the rushing wind she pushed against. And following behind her were two large men dressed all in black and even bore face masks. "Looks like she's in trouble. Kitsune-san, call the cops."
~Agh, cant. Lines busy!~
"Oh well, I've been looking for a fight." TJ's lips curled into an odd grin as he placed his bags on the ground and walk into the dead end alleyway.
"Ok girl, just hand it over and you can go."
"You heard him, we want that PET and we'll get it even if we have to take it the hard way."
"Leave me alone! You cant have him!" the girl shouted as she clucked a crimson PET to her chest protectively a small hint of fear crept across green-blue eyes.
"Fine girl, you asked for it." The large man to the right slowly approached her as he cracked his knuckles, until a pair of garbage can lids came crashing to both sides of his head knocking him out.
"What the!?" the second said as a black blur came into contact of his face and sent him into the wall head first with at thud as his body slowly fell down to the ground.
TJ's blue eyes rolled about as his head shook at the utter pathetic excuse for muscled men fell so easily "Jerks." he replied as he hit the first one again as he stirred about before being knocked out again.
The girl looked down at the two who had been chasing her and then to the silver haired stranger replying with a timid and hardly hearable "Thanks."
TJ turned about with a shrug, he began to walk down the alley again as his Personal Terminal beeped for his attention which he know of what, he murmured under his breath so his Fox style partner would only hear "Not now Kitsune." but the beeps would end. Giving into his frustration, TJ waved his hands in defeat and turned to face the girl who seemed nervous to cross the still forms of the two men "Come on. They wont get up for a while." he said in an agitated voice.
The girl gave a small nod and leapt over her chases bodies and down the alleyway not making eye contact with the new boy.
"TJ" he said seemingly beginning to follow her as he pick up some packages.
"Umm what?" she asked as she looked up somewhat. She was felling a bit nervous, she was never good at not being shy around guys no matter what age.
"My name, yours?" he replied looking at his feet still following her path and not his own.
"Oh, umm Kiona." she answered returning her own gaze to the ground. The two kept walking in the same path for some time, Kiona felt uneasy. First about two months ago, a shady old man gave her this crimson PET, then she was being chased by men in masks, and now she was being stalked by a guy who seemed a bit gothic. "Why are you following me?" she blurted out after about five minutes of having this boy follow her.
TJ shrugged lifting his hand to his vest and gently tapping it with the grocery bag doing the same but to his knees "My Navi will keeping me till I do."
"What?"
"I made a deal with him, if I tried making friends with the first person who talked to me, he'd leave me alone for a month on the case"
"And I was the first?"
"Ya....why were those guys after you?"
Kiona let her eyes wonder to the ground again, she placed her PET back into her pocket, but just as she did both it and TJ's beeped wanting their respective Operators attentions. She flipped open her crimson PET as TJ did so for his black one. "Yes Zero-chan?"
~Don't call me that! What happend to the goons?~ said the male Navi. He was a slender Navi but his deep red breast plate which bore his Navi symbol of a golden yellow croissant style Z and helmet with the black gloves and boots which covered his deep grey jumpsuit showed he could be strong, especially Kitsune-san, Im not used to this, she's not helping me out here in the communication department.'
Meanwhile the other two were currently arguing again. Kiona cared for her new friend, probably because he's the first guy she could talk to without being shy, but he always managed to get on her nerves with his sarcastic attitude and his open distaste for having her as his partner "Come on, you've got to stop acting like that to people! Its not polite, not to mention he got those two guys for me."
~So? Id be better off if they were my partners, your always lucky my skills and powers can beat anybody you fight.~ Zero replied crossing his arms and turning about so she saw his back.
"Zero-chan!" Kiona shouted at her partner losing her temper. She could hardly understand why this was the only male she could speak with like this so easily and not any others.
"Hey Kiona?"
Kiona looked up to face TJ's blue eyes that sparkled with some sort of wicked idea playing across his head "Err ya?"
"Netbattle?" he said flatly.
This got Zero's attention, he quickly turned about again and look eagerly to the silver haired boy ~Oh ya!~
~My, aren't we well programed in proper conduct?~ Kitsune spoke at last, he could feel the stares of both Kiona and her Navi ~Oh, gomen. Im Kitsune.EXE~ he said with a polite bow to the second Operator.
Kiona's green-blue eyes skipped from Kitsune.EXE and her own Zero.EXE and then to TJ waving her PET to him "Wanna trade Navi's?"
~HEY!~ Zero shouted.
TJ shook his head "Sorry, Kistune's the only one who would tolerate me. There's an arcade with a Netbattle dome close by, lines free by now." TJ began to show Kiona the way to said arcade though the path of Den City, nether of them knowing that this friendship would be important later on in the future.
**To Be Continued**
TJ: Whow, 12 pages.
Kiona: Hey TJ!
TJ: AH!*Falls down* What are you doing here Kiona?!?
Nami: Don't forget me.
Nami's Zero: Or me.
Kiona's Zero: Hey sunshine boy!
Angelina: Hello TJ.
Rikumon: Whoa, TJ I think you've invited too many people for the A/N's
TJ: Who invited?!
Rikumon: You didn't?! O_O;;
TJ: Course not......uh...
Rikumon: Slag...
*Entire cast comes in and sadly one of them's an explosive Virus that's glowing*
TJ: Everyone will be introduced in the second chapter p_p *waves as flash of light fills room with a big BOOM*