Disclaimer: Im not saying it anymore!
Claimer: Shut up
TJ: Jeez talk about slow days, one Review? That's the worst for me yet! Maybe I should give up on writing fanfic's ;_;
TJ's Characters*Appear out of no where* DON'T EVEN SAY THAT!
Kiona: What's with you guys?...*whispers* how many of you are there?
Rikumon: First, a terrible thing happens when an Author or Authoress gives up on their stories, they "Forget" it. And we, their creations and Characters, cease to exist. Its not a pleasant thing.
K-Zero: Jeez and Im stuck with her?*Bang* OUCH!
Jache: Giver her respect, she made you for starters. Not to mention she's new so leave her be
Rikumon: Come on TJ, just start the fic
TJ: Your right, what am I thinking? ON WITH THE FIC!!!
Shadow Network
By TJ and Rikumon
Chapter Seven
Sleep Over?
**Kids Dream**
Racing across the chaotic terrain that was a monstrous cross bread of the living world of cells and molecules, and the realm of Data and information with dying trees bursting through the floor of what only existed in the Net. A small figure ran with all the speeds he could muster screeching down a damaged hill trying to lose his hunters. Kid ran in fear looking back to the shadowed monsters trailing him at that moment. He himself was stuck in-between his human and Navi form, his body covered in the skin tight body suit that stopped its travel around his by at his arms and legs letting most of the appendages free from its grasp. His right hand was gloved as normal while his left was branded with his wristband, his Navi Symbol was left missing from ether of their normal places. His feet were as revised as his arms, but the Navi footwear was to his left and his human shoe was the right. His hair remained untouched by the normal comforts of his helmet as the seven year old looked over his shoulder again as he crashed into a wall that had appeared before him.
Unable to run to ether sides as more towers pinned him into an alley like space without the strength to summon a Battle chip or his Virus powers, the cross bread of both worlds pinned himself against the wall as the fearsome hunters drew near. Fireman, Electman, and Colorman slowly closed in on him, each step they took their bodies began to change dramatically sending waves of pure terror into the heart of the boy. The clown like Navi's face began to fuse into its body as his arms grew and multiplied by the dozens as that wide grin of his became an oval with razor bladed chompers starting to swirl around with a bone chilling buzz. The walking forest fire's arms and shoulders hunched over and grew far more then his body, his head shrunk into his frame as massive hands of flames collided with the ground as he walked on the blazing knuckles. The third began to pail as his electrical spikes joined together and made a link of electricity at the base forming demonic wings, his bluish skin began to pale a frightening green while his canines grew three times their normal length.
The frightened child began to whimper as he crawled slowly to a corner sitting starting to lean down hugging his legs as the monsters came closer and closer, his eyes began to fill with tears as he kept calling in an empty voice for help from his family. But he felt an evil and cold chill stalk up his spine as he realized the horrible truth, he was alone with these creatures. The truth gave him a sickening feeling in the pit of his stomach "s-s-omebody...hel-help me..." he begged as the electrical beast charged first grabbing his arms pulling him closer to those deadly ivories, the flaming hulk Navi reached over grasping at the humanoids free arm pulling at it in full threat of tearing him to pieces. The tentacle monster slithered its long appendages over to the boys small frame curling and constricting the remaining free limbs till coming to a halt desperately to cry for help, only to come to terrorfied squeaks and yelps of pain as the three monstrosities began their tug of war aiding to the Cybera's pain.
The more they struggled to control the form of his doom the three beasts grew larger and larger slowly entrapping him between a growing mound of tentacles, flames and fingers till almost non of his body was left save for his head as it slowly fell down into the deadly clutches of the three. As the once young and carefree face of Kid.EXE faded into the grasp of death he opened his still tear burning eyes to a flash of ominous light seeing his fears destroyed as he started to join them seeing one last shadow, but its burning red eyes glared pure hatred to the boy pushing his fears to their peak and farther, causing the expected results
"MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!"
Kid jumped up with a start breathing heavily as he looked around. He woke up from yet another nightmare, which was to be expected, he can no longer sleep unless he held onto someone or thing he cared for, which was lately his mother who could send any of his feared dreams into nothing with her loving hold. Kid looked around the room, he knew instinctively he wasnt home from the moment he was not in his mothers arms, but on something...springy. He looked down pulling up the pinkish blankets that had slunk their way around him pulling them off, his shoes were gone, along with his wristbands. Kid slowly got off of the mattress looking at the room. The room reminded him of Mayl's own room, it had some kawaii teddy bears, lions, and other various stuffed items. Across from the bed was a huge mirror obviously for fixing up your looks as too it had a few girl make up supplies, he looked at the walls that had their share of Bishounen's one did catch Kid's eye though, it was a familiar face to him by now. Wearing those silvery glasses, the back flowing brown hair and that pure white smile giving off his thumbs up to the young by Kid grinned a bit in the same manor mimicking Mr Famous's face a bit before continuing to the serious matter at hand. Figuring out where he was.
Kid looked about the floor picking up a few more stuffed animals tossing them to the bed walking out the door slowly and silently as a Kunii Virus. He looked from one side of the hall to the other, his eyes saw two possible ways to get out, the door a few feet away, right past a set of stairs, and a computer with a Personal Terminal recharger left without the Navi's home base. 'Umm, if the person who brought me here is here. They might see me Plugging in and then...' Kid gave a shiver shaking the though out of his mind as he hugged the wall slowly heading for the door. Each steep he took was as careful and well placed as musical notes, slowly, slowly he closed in on his exit. He leaned over a bit ready to go for the door in a few seconds. Without so much as a sound the boy dashed for the knob.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"
"AAAAAAAAAHHH!!!"
""YOU SCARED ME!!! NO I DIDN'T YOU DID!""
Kiona sighed a bit crossing her arms as the fright was over. She could feel her heart rate return to normal as she looked down sternly to the now fidgeting silver/blue haired boy who averted his attention from her eyes. She was just in the Landry room putting away some cloths when she heard a cry coming from her room where she placed the once knocked out boy that she was currently eyeing. Giving a more relaxed sigh she bent over holding herself up by her knees as she got into his eye level giving him little choice but to back up to her, she saw the worried and seemingly scared look on his face. She gave him a friendly and warm smile that seemed to help him a little "How you feeling little guy? You got a bad bump back at the park."
Kid slowly looked back up to the girl as their eyes locked up a bit, her smile seemed and felt right to him, his natural instinct, trust a nice smile. He tilt his head a bit looking to her as she mentioned the park running his memories quickly through his mind remembering the Hacked Load move. He shouted Plug Out before he realized he was in the parks Systems and the last part was hazy, but the sudden spike of pain in his head fixed that as he winced a bit at the pain "ouch."
The streaked head frowned a bit gently putting her hand against his head whipping some blood off looking over the cut he had "Aww, that's a really nasty one you have here half pint. Come on, we better get you cleaned up."
~Hey kid, run before she gets that rubber ducky of hers!~
Kiona gave a small snarl pulling her PET to veiw for her to glare daggers at he Navi as a deep blush burnt into her cheeks "I cant believe you just said that you...you....YAROU!!"
The crimson Navi smirked a bit shaking his finger to his partner sucking on his teeth ~Tsh tsh tsh, not in front of little kids Kiona. Such language will go to his head.~
"As if you care you little.."
Kid couldn't help but smile a bit, he cleared his throat a bit getting the Net teams attention bowing respectfully a bit before the sudden light headed feeling that just popped up mad him fall almost right on his face but looked up to the streaked haired girl who caught him before his nose became a new nail for the floor. "Arigatou. Umm who are you?"
~The brat talks~
Kiona ignored her partner for the time being helping him back up keeping her hands on his shoulders just in case he had another dizzy spell leading him over to the living room couch "Im Kiona, and my ever annoying partner is Zero. Don't mind him he's still pouting from getting beat by a Navi who's better then him." The girl gave a slight smirk as she shut the sound off from her Navi's PET just as the first syllables to his curses before heading back into the other room "Listen, stay there for a minute. Im getting some things to clean that cut alright?" with that she went off to fetch the items leaving the boy to sit silently in the room....least that what she thought he was doing.
Kid, being as curious as ever looked about some of the mass collections of magazines left all over the table and forage through anything else in sight, he picked up the remote for the television turning it over in his hands a bit, he looked away at the window seeing that the sun was setting. While he gazed at the orange and gold colors of the sky the remote electrocuted and sizzled in his hands as another dizzy spell came up. Shaking the feeling away a bit he put the small device back down picking up a small digital watch on the night stand, seeing he wont be able to get home in time unless he Plugged into the Net he sighed a bit as he placed the time keeper back in its place but a spark of electricity shot out of his finger tips connecting with the watch. The grey blue haired Cybera stretched his arms back still feeling stiff, ether from his rough ride through the Net or the fight sending another spark of energy out from his small form into the air-conditioning controls.
Kiona came back into the room smiling a bit as she sat down next to her younger guest shaking a bottle of medicine a bit "I should warn you, this stuff stings."
**Netbattlers HQ**
One of the few rooms anyone would ever wish to be brought to inside the building of Den City's most advanced Netbattlers and Navi's would have to be this very room. The interrogation room was to be expected, dark, one table, a two chairs and a see through mirror. Sitting in one of the chairs with his hands cuffed was a shady and repulsive man who had been caught withing the City releasing Viruses and sending his Navi to destroy programs to vital areas. He looked about dully as he used his pinky to clear out his ear like he had all the time in the world, ether that or this guy enjoyed being the slob that he smelt liked.
However this was going against him severely, seeing that there was three Officials who were questioning him. Everyone in the building knew that their was three Officials who you should not mess with, Enzan Ijuin was the very top of the list, but he was off on another job outside the city for the time being. Next to him was Rika Sykra who was currently looking extremely irritated beyond her own beliefs at this guys nerves. The last in the list was a recently hired Michael Rosenberg who silently glared through his sunglasses at the guy he and the newcomer took down. He found the criminal in an alley with some Net equipment cursing up a storm about his deleted Navi. He went after him for about a few blocks before the last interrogator in the room beat him to a bloody pulp with her spear, Alexandria "Batosai" Swift. Thankfully her assigned partner was able to pry her off of him before his life story played before him.
Sadly the Navi/man slayer was not in the mood for this guys antics pulling her weapon out with one swift movement splitting his handcuffs in two, scaring his face and replacing the item on her belt before anyone could blink.
The criminal jumped back grasping his eye as some blood began to tinkle down his cheek groaning in agony "Gaaaaaaaaaaah!"
The step-aunt of Kid growled in frustration to her partner eyeing her a bit but ending up turning her gaze back to the walking fly attraction when Alexandria's cold stare shot at her "Ok buster, last chance, and to let you know she's not call Batosai for nothing. Who you working for, and what is their plans!"
The captured man pulled his hand away from his bleeding scar pointing his central finger to her muttering "Go to hell." and sadly found out why Rika was one of the people you don't mess with as he pushed her buttons. So in response to getting his own buttons pushed..or kicked in this matter.
As he fell back cringing in pain as the cloaked Netbattler cuffed him again looking over to the others sighing as he rubbed his temples "This baka wont say anything anytime soon that's for sure. He looked as more Officials came in dragging the suspect away before having a seat on the table himself staring back at a still pissed Rika "So, you guys got any info?"
"Some, turns out Alexandria's trail was dead on the mark. Seems like the NetMafia she's looking for is the one behind the attacks..These guys are professional's, their not going for the minor things first like with the others that were here before them. When they make moves its thought out to the last detail and always big. They do something like that again the city wont stand much of a chance."
Michael nodding laying his head against his arm a bit frowning behind his shades "Outnumbered for starters. Some of the other Officials were hurt in the attacks, so we'll be spread out to even thinner numbers throughout Den City easy targets for attacks. Great, we need backup and there's non close enough. Where's that Hikari guy when ya need him?"
"Bug off he's on vacation with his family like he deserves."
"Oh ya, your nephew's friends with him....The bosses are gonna have to start hiring more Officials to help out...but it probably wont be enou.." Michael stopped mid-sentence sitting upright as a green PET landed across the table tossed over by Alexandria who looked at the two Officials. "What? Scan this or something? Already did, the only info I got off it was the Navi's name, Sludge. How will this help?"
The blond look to her weapon happy partner then to the electrical device smiling as she caught on "We get a programer who can get this Navi back up and running, but for us and we can learn a bit more and have a serious back up next time around!"
Shaking his head and removing his eye wear the pale boy voiced his disagreement "Not happening, whatever or whoever Deleted that thing got at nearly every last bit of Data. There's enough to make a whole new Navi from scratch if your lucky enough though, and frankly we don't have time or the resource for it."
"Ever hear of 'Mr Famous'?"
"Fe, who hasn't? But the chances of finding that guy are slim to non with the disguises he puts on when he goes out. Besides he a regular weirdo."
"I know, who likes mixing Ice cream and French fries for lunch? Anyway I'll get my nephew, he can find anyone or thing in no time. Sides, Famous-sama likes him, if Chas ask's him he'll fix up the Navi for sure. AND don't worry about the Data, my nephew can handle that too."
"Your pretty sure about that kid, what he some kind of prodigy?"
"Umm, in a way."
**ACDC Town**
"OH MAN THIS LIMO THING IS AWESOME!" the now not so lazy Netbattler cried out of the sunroof of the Limousin that was currently riding around the town slowly in search of the Boy/Navi Kid.EXE.
~Nami cut it out people are trying to sleep by now!~
"Oh, ehehe, Gomen Zero." The boy replied hopping back into his seat across from the heiress of the Mist estate who was currently looking out the window looking about the dark streets for any signs of the lost Cybera "Umm Arigatou again for letting me come along Ms Mist."
"Oh, please call me Angelina. An its my pleasure, besides I thought you'd know where to search since your partner was fused with Kid temperately."
~Gomen that I couldn't be much help you two. But the memories that I picked up from him was jumbled up a bit. I can get some things though. I remember something about a white and blue house with a red door.~
"Hey Zero, what was that you and Kid did? How'd the two of you's combine anyway?"
~That I can tell you for sure Nami. Its called 'Style Change' it transforms the Navi giving them new abilities and skills. Kid called the one he did 'Wood Brother'~
Angelina turned back to the PET screen to face the crimson Navi with a small smile "That has a pleasant ring to it doesn't it Zero. From what I gathered from Kid's story he seems to adopt his family as he goes, perhaps your added to the list now."
~HUH!?!?~
"BAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAH! BIG BROTHER ZERO I CAN PICTURE IT!"
~SHUT UP NAMI!~
"Umm I wasn't making a joke.."
Going silent even faster then they started the duo gave silent chuckles to each other sweat dropping in embarrassment. However the moment was short lived as the limo stopped suddenly sending the two humans forward, fortunately for Angelina she landed on something soft. Unfortunately for Nami however, the soft thing was him.
"Agh, could you get off please?"
"Oh, gomen Nami." after aiding in both removing the weight from the bandana wearing boy, and helping him up, the heiress crossed over the roomy interior of the vehicle to the window looking to her driver "Bastian, what happend? Why did you stop like that?"
"I apologize Miss Angelina, but a van ran right past us in a hurry. It will not happen again."
Nami made his way to the front starting to rub a sore head, and back for that matter as he looked at the street ahead of them "Hang on, there's a stop sign there. That creep cut us off. And what's that guy doing up so late driving like a someone coming from a happy hour bar."
"That is an interesting way of putting it Nami. Considering we ourselves are up at such a late hour too."
~More then that Angelina, Nami has a point. The only people who are out here are looking for something, we're looking for Kid, but those guys were in a hurry. And you don't see many vans around here.~
"Do you mean..That the driver was after something?"
~I have a strong hunch about it in my Data tracks! Hey Bastian, After that van!~
"Shall I Miss Angelina?"
"Do as he says"
**One Hour ago, Kiona's House**
"So, Chas, what were you doing at the park when it was getting so late?" the teen girl asked her young company. Kiona was currently in her bathroom brushing her teeth one of the finishing touches to preparing for bed, something she was just used to. She was already set in some of her red pajamas, she wasn't the night gown type of girl in fact she wasn't usually much for dress like things in general. This proved to be a good thing two, seeing that she and her dad were too busy moving around to really throw things away she still had her old PJ's that easily fit the blue/grey haired boy who was already looking around her room, she couldn't help but notice how many normal things amazed him. Like her bed, she still would be trying to get Chas off of her bed jumping on it like a little monkey if it wasn't for the fact that the rush of blood made him dizzy still from his wound.
Speaking of the boy, he was starting to amuse himself by imitating the posters on Kiona's bedroom walls. Especially the one of Mr. Famous. "We'll..umm I was going home and the park was on the way and I was a little thirsty, so I went to the fountain and that's where I tripped." he replayed quickly feeling his stomach turn a bit, he hated lying to people especially when their nice to him like Kiona was. They young Cyber had already been feeling weird since he woke up, his head felt like he was stuck in a Tornado attack for starters, added to the fact that Kiona's partner had the exact same name as Nami's. He put that away for the time figuring it didn't mean anything. They had the same name but they were anything but the same, actually 'Chas' said a little joke that only he and his adoptive family would get quoting 'Netbattling's your 'Forte' heh.' he had trouble standing straight after that one, even the teen laughed even though she had no clue to the joke.
~What you ran up the hill on a jet pack or something? Kiona and me thought an elephant dropped from the sky or something.~
Finished with the last bathroom involved self cares, the very girl came into her room giving a slight glare to her partner as she picked up his PET "Why don't you stop being such a baby and leave everyone else alone? You lose one fight and you start making fun of everyone you undersized bully."
~WHO YOU CALLING SMALL!!?!~
The seven year old boy, smiled a bit. Something about the people he meet up with lately seemed to remind him so much of his step family, and these two were reminding him of Nami and Mayl with their fights. However before he could really laugh about it his human reflexes kicked in as a yawn slowly forced its way out of him making Chas blink and stretch a bit in exhaustion.
Kiona smiled a little herself as she activated the Personal Terminals mute system silencing her partner placing his home style device screen down on her night stand. "Well someone seems ready to rest up finally, its like ten o'clock. How long can you stay up so late for your age?"
Chas chuckled scratching his head a bit, the answer was simple for two things. One, he cant really sleep well on his own, and two being that since he slept inside the Computer and Net in his Navi form gave him added energy. But remembering that gave him a thought, along with a rare feeling for him, fear. He wont be able to sleep in the Net tonight, that alone was a scary idea for him, but he wouldn't have anyone with him to keep his nightmares away, he wont be able to sleep at all.
"Chas?"
The Cybera shook his head lightly being brought back to reality, with right now didn't look to good in his point of view. He looked over to Kiona who was already getting comfortable on her bed looking over to him "Huh? Gomen. What did you say Miss Firestorm?"
"For the last time, just call me Kiona. I asked if you have any, 'accidents' when you sleep."
"Accidents?"
Kiona gave a slight grin as she shook her head, she pulled on the opposite corner of her blanket so there was space patting on it a bit "Come on shorty, time for bed. And if I wake up and this beds all wet your in trouble."
Chas blinked a few times trying to figure out what she meant, it quickly dawned on him however she was saying to hop onto the bed to sleep in. Not waiting for a second call the young Cybera jumped up onto the bed just about ready to bounce a bit on it until the teen girl gave to him a slight clothesline. His Navi instincts were ready to make him hit back with a charged punch attack when he saw that she was tucking him in, something that was new, but...comforting to him. "Umm arigatou Kiona."
Kiona looked at the boy oddly as she reached over his head turning off the light on his side getting ready to do so with the other "Listen, the only reason your in here is because the only other bed belongs to my dad, and the couch is the one place not even a dog could sleep in ok....You ok? You seem sort of nervous, you scared of the dark or something?"
The young boy looked away a bit as he nodded "I..never..I cant sleep without Blitz, Hatz or my Mommy around. I always have nightmares..there..scary." feeling as ashamed as he was scared at the moment Chas's hands clung onto the inside of his side of the blanket pulling it up to his face feeling weaker then he really was. The moment was silent as Chas kept his eyes away from view from the teen girl, but that ended when the Cybera felt two identical things creep over and under his shoulders wrapping themselfs around him making him feel comfortable. "Kiona?"
"Hey, listen Im stuck watching you so I promise not to let any nightmares come get you. At least on my watch got it half pint. So come on, bed time you." one of Kiona's arms slithered out from her comforting hug reaching for the lamp turning it off sending the room into darkness save for the slight light from the light of the street that poked though her window. She put her arm over the seven year old again giving him a protective squeeze as she felt sleep wash over herself "Sides, I gotta watch out for you anyway.."
"..why?"
"Cause, you're the first boy I wasn't shy around besides Z-Chan. Whatever it is about you somehow keeps me from feel nervous. Ether its cause your way younger then me.....Or its cause your just....to damn Kawaii to..not.....like.."
Chas listened as Kiona's breathing evened out as she fell into her own sleep. Though you couldn't see his face in the dark, the corners of his lips curled up into his usual smile. He wrapped his own arms around Kiona's as he usually would have done with his mothers as he closed his eyes not fearing his first night sleeping like a true human for once. And even his dreams were comforting having a new person to add into its mix.
As the humans slept inside the bedroom, the peace of the night would have some unwelcome visitors. Slowly with slight clanks and twists of metal, the front door was silently forced opened. Three dark and massive figures made their way inside the house with stealth whispering to each other as they crept inside. "Alright, this is the place where the original Project is. Start looking" the first ordered as he walked carefully towards the computer while another went for the stairs, the third creeping through the hall. The one heading up the stairs hugged the wall as he passed the window, he opened up the first door that he passed looking inside, after making sure nothing was there he went on down the hall stepping over a conditioning vent. Unseen to him and his partners, the system of the Air Conditioner suddenly jolted and twisted as a surge of unusual power wrapped through it. In less then a millisecond a freezing blast of air shot through the ventilation ducts and the dark figure upstairs was literally frozen on the spot do to the fact that his body became encased in ice.
The second figure was tossing papers and magazines about searching out for his target, his attention was diverted quickly seeing a digital watch instead. With a crooked grin he whispered to himself "Well, whoever this belongs too wont miss it after this job's taken care of..so." Looking about as if waiting for someone to come out and stop him from taking the item, he strapped the watch to his wrist looking over its features, he looked at it oddly as the numbers flashed incorrectly for some reason. He tapped the buttons a bit until the numbers returned to normal, however the programs inside it had been morphed out of normality and had sent a massive volt of energy though the thief's body knocking him out like a ton of bricks.
"What the? Joe, cut it out you asshole! You want to wake people up!?...Joe?" The last figure stopped his inspection of the computer system looking over to the limp figure of his comrade. He quickly went over to him starting to shake his form a bit trying to awaken him, however his friends arm knocked into the table a few times shaking the remote control off its perch instead, and after colliding with the floor, the normal inferred beam shot out once more, but this time it had physical characteristics this time around as it sent the last intruder flying into the wall with such force that the once sleeping Chas and Kiona were rudely awakened.
"Chas...you awake?"
"Ahuh."
Kiona nodded silently crawling out of the bed grabbing the first blunt object she found, this case being her old school biology book as she slunk over to her door "Stay here and be quite, if you hear anything get under the bed and don't make a sound."
"But.."
"No buts, just do what I said."
Meanwhile as the true resident of the house told her guest what to do, two more unexpected guests made their way inside as Kiona walked out into the shadows of her house. "You hear anything?"
"I am afraid not. Perhaps we should.."
"Shh!" Slowly matching the path of Kiona's turning the corner of the stair case, the new figure poked his head around it looking for the source of the sounds he heard...he found it.
BAM! CRASH!
"NAMI!" Angelina shouted, slightly feeling a bit embarrassed at her outburst and she and her friends intrusion, the wealthy girl quickly leaned over her currently knocked out companions body as he spoke in gibberish while the resident flicked on the lights so everything could be seen "Nami? Oh dear, I am so sorry for barging in like that. But..umm."
Kiona scuffed as she held her book over her shoulder somewhat being both annoyed and cranky that these two just came into her house like they had. Narrowing her eyes slightly she spoke up "But umm. Nothing! How dare you come in here at this time of night and without permission! I should call the Officials and have you two arrested!"
"Gabbb..mummzy makes the water stooooooop."
"Nami!? Angelina?! How did you two find me?!?" everyone stopped looking to each other, all except for the still clunked out Nami, and turned to face the confused and shocked Chas who was trying to rub whatever sleep was left from his eyes. He blinked a few times starting to get his vison back and looked over to the other unconscious bodies now in true confusion. "Umm Kiona? Who are those two?"
Kiona doubled over looking over to the two bodies jumping back in shock, one of them was the goon that had chased her the other day. She shook slightly dropping the 'weapon' onto the floor, and sadly onto the bandana wearing boys head again. "Th-th-thats.."
"OOUCH! THAT HURT!" Nami complained as he shot up holding his throbbing head shaking here and there a few times as his partner shot out a quick comment.
~Well Nami, look at it this way. Whoever said no pain no gain also meant school work.~
"SHUT UP ZERO!"
"..What..did..you just call him?" Kiona asked being awoken from one state of shock to another as she quickly grabbed the fellow Z crested boys shirt slightly dragging him up to her face.
"Eeer, Zero."
"THAT'S MY NAVI'S NAME!"
"HEY! COPY NEKKO!"
"BAKA BOY!"
Chas seemed to be stuck in thought for a minute as Angelina tried to get the two from fighting on who was mimicking who. Suddenly a memory flashed inside of the Cybera's mind as he slammed his fist into his opened hand saying rather loudly "Oh ya! I remember I copied a Navi program into me and to somewhere else, the Navi was called Zero! Now I know why Nami's Zero looks familiar, that was the same one!...oops." the youngest person there gulped a bit as he looked up to the other three who were frozen in confusion, Kiona however was more in shock then confusion seeing as she was the only one there aside from her partner who know who and what Chas really was "I shouldn't have said that huh?"
"Chas...WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON???"
**To Be Continued**
TJ: FINALLY! Well that's it for this chapter.
Jache: Alright everyone. TJ has something to say.
Apocalypse: His last words.
Rikumon: Ether cut it out or else you'll meet TJ's unfriendly cast.
TJ: Alright, the whole Tournament thing is a fic Im gonna write, till be a massive Anime/Game fighting fic. Its sort of in the makes right now but it will be posted. And when it is it'll have some free slots..BUT only..ONLY for Authors/Authoress no fan made characters.
Kiona: Well what's going to happen to the Fan made's?
TJ: Ether their given seats, or jobs. Anyway see you all next chapter.
Claimer: Shut up
TJ: Jeez talk about slow days, one Review? That's the worst for me yet! Maybe I should give up on writing fanfic's ;_;
TJ's Characters*Appear out of no where* DON'T EVEN SAY THAT!
Kiona: What's with you guys?...*whispers* how many of you are there?
Rikumon: First, a terrible thing happens when an Author or Authoress gives up on their stories, they "Forget" it. And we, their creations and Characters, cease to exist. Its not a pleasant thing.
K-Zero: Jeez and Im stuck with her?*Bang* OUCH!
Jache: Giver her respect, she made you for starters. Not to mention she's new so leave her be
Rikumon: Come on TJ, just start the fic
TJ: Your right, what am I thinking? ON WITH THE FIC!!!
Shadow Network
By TJ and Rikumon
Chapter Seven
Sleep Over?
**Kids Dream**
Racing across the chaotic terrain that was a monstrous cross bread of the living world of cells and molecules, and the realm of Data and information with dying trees bursting through the floor of what only existed in the Net. A small figure ran with all the speeds he could muster screeching down a damaged hill trying to lose his hunters. Kid ran in fear looking back to the shadowed monsters trailing him at that moment. He himself was stuck in-between his human and Navi form, his body covered in the skin tight body suit that stopped its travel around his by at his arms and legs letting most of the appendages free from its grasp. His right hand was gloved as normal while his left was branded with his wristband, his Navi Symbol was left missing from ether of their normal places. His feet were as revised as his arms, but the Navi footwear was to his left and his human shoe was the right. His hair remained untouched by the normal comforts of his helmet as the seven year old looked over his shoulder again as he crashed into a wall that had appeared before him.
Unable to run to ether sides as more towers pinned him into an alley like space without the strength to summon a Battle chip or his Virus powers, the cross bread of both worlds pinned himself against the wall as the fearsome hunters drew near. Fireman, Electman, and Colorman slowly closed in on him, each step they took their bodies began to change dramatically sending waves of pure terror into the heart of the boy. The clown like Navi's face began to fuse into its body as his arms grew and multiplied by the dozens as that wide grin of his became an oval with razor bladed chompers starting to swirl around with a bone chilling buzz. The walking forest fire's arms and shoulders hunched over and grew far more then his body, his head shrunk into his frame as massive hands of flames collided with the ground as he walked on the blazing knuckles. The third began to pail as his electrical spikes joined together and made a link of electricity at the base forming demonic wings, his bluish skin began to pale a frightening green while his canines grew three times their normal length.
The frightened child began to whimper as he crawled slowly to a corner sitting starting to lean down hugging his legs as the monsters came closer and closer, his eyes began to fill with tears as he kept calling in an empty voice for help from his family. But he felt an evil and cold chill stalk up his spine as he realized the horrible truth, he was alone with these creatures. The truth gave him a sickening feeling in the pit of his stomach "s-s-omebody...hel-help me..." he begged as the electrical beast charged first grabbing his arms pulling him closer to those deadly ivories, the flaming hulk Navi reached over grasping at the humanoids free arm pulling at it in full threat of tearing him to pieces. The tentacle monster slithered its long appendages over to the boys small frame curling and constricting the remaining free limbs till coming to a halt desperately to cry for help, only to come to terrorfied squeaks and yelps of pain as the three monstrosities began their tug of war aiding to the Cybera's pain.
The more they struggled to control the form of his doom the three beasts grew larger and larger slowly entrapping him between a growing mound of tentacles, flames and fingers till almost non of his body was left save for his head as it slowly fell down into the deadly clutches of the three. As the once young and carefree face of Kid.EXE faded into the grasp of death he opened his still tear burning eyes to a flash of ominous light seeing his fears destroyed as he started to join them seeing one last shadow, but its burning red eyes glared pure hatred to the boy pushing his fears to their peak and farther, causing the expected results
"MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!"
Kid jumped up with a start breathing heavily as he looked around. He woke up from yet another nightmare, which was to be expected, he can no longer sleep unless he held onto someone or thing he cared for, which was lately his mother who could send any of his feared dreams into nothing with her loving hold. Kid looked around the room, he knew instinctively he wasnt home from the moment he was not in his mothers arms, but on something...springy. He looked down pulling up the pinkish blankets that had slunk their way around him pulling them off, his shoes were gone, along with his wristbands. Kid slowly got off of the mattress looking at the room. The room reminded him of Mayl's own room, it had some kawaii teddy bears, lions, and other various stuffed items. Across from the bed was a huge mirror obviously for fixing up your looks as too it had a few girl make up supplies, he looked at the walls that had their share of Bishounen's one did catch Kid's eye though, it was a familiar face to him by now. Wearing those silvery glasses, the back flowing brown hair and that pure white smile giving off his thumbs up to the young by Kid grinned a bit in the same manor mimicking Mr Famous's face a bit before continuing to the serious matter at hand. Figuring out where he was.
Kid looked about the floor picking up a few more stuffed animals tossing them to the bed walking out the door slowly and silently as a Kunii Virus. He looked from one side of the hall to the other, his eyes saw two possible ways to get out, the door a few feet away, right past a set of stairs, and a computer with a Personal Terminal recharger left without the Navi's home base. 'Umm, if the person who brought me here is here. They might see me Plugging in and then...' Kid gave a shiver shaking the though out of his mind as he hugged the wall slowly heading for the door. Each steep he took was as careful and well placed as musical notes, slowly, slowly he closed in on his exit. He leaned over a bit ready to go for the door in a few seconds. Without so much as a sound the boy dashed for the knob.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHH!"
"AAAAAAAAAHHH!!!"
""YOU SCARED ME!!! NO I DIDN'T YOU DID!""
Kiona sighed a bit crossing her arms as the fright was over. She could feel her heart rate return to normal as she looked down sternly to the now fidgeting silver/blue haired boy who averted his attention from her eyes. She was just in the Landry room putting away some cloths when she heard a cry coming from her room where she placed the once knocked out boy that she was currently eyeing. Giving a more relaxed sigh she bent over holding herself up by her knees as she got into his eye level giving him little choice but to back up to her, she saw the worried and seemingly scared look on his face. She gave him a friendly and warm smile that seemed to help him a little "How you feeling little guy? You got a bad bump back at the park."
Kid slowly looked back up to the girl as their eyes locked up a bit, her smile seemed and felt right to him, his natural instinct, trust a nice smile. He tilt his head a bit looking to her as she mentioned the park running his memories quickly through his mind remembering the Hacked Load move. He shouted Plug Out before he realized he was in the parks Systems and the last part was hazy, but the sudden spike of pain in his head fixed that as he winced a bit at the pain "ouch."
The streaked head frowned a bit gently putting her hand against his head whipping some blood off looking over the cut he had "Aww, that's a really nasty one you have here half pint. Come on, we better get you cleaned up."
~Hey kid, run before she gets that rubber ducky of hers!~
Kiona gave a small snarl pulling her PET to veiw for her to glare daggers at he Navi as a deep blush burnt into her cheeks "I cant believe you just said that you...you....YAROU!!"
The crimson Navi smirked a bit shaking his finger to his partner sucking on his teeth ~Tsh tsh tsh, not in front of little kids Kiona. Such language will go to his head.~
"As if you care you little.."
Kid couldn't help but smile a bit, he cleared his throat a bit getting the Net teams attention bowing respectfully a bit before the sudden light headed feeling that just popped up mad him fall almost right on his face but looked up to the streaked haired girl who caught him before his nose became a new nail for the floor. "Arigatou. Umm who are you?"
~The brat talks~
Kiona ignored her partner for the time being helping him back up keeping her hands on his shoulders just in case he had another dizzy spell leading him over to the living room couch "Im Kiona, and my ever annoying partner is Zero. Don't mind him he's still pouting from getting beat by a Navi who's better then him." The girl gave a slight smirk as she shut the sound off from her Navi's PET just as the first syllables to his curses before heading back into the other room "Listen, stay there for a minute. Im getting some things to clean that cut alright?" with that she went off to fetch the items leaving the boy to sit silently in the room....least that what she thought he was doing.
Kid, being as curious as ever looked about some of the mass collections of magazines left all over the table and forage through anything else in sight, he picked up the remote for the television turning it over in his hands a bit, he looked away at the window seeing that the sun was setting. While he gazed at the orange and gold colors of the sky the remote electrocuted and sizzled in his hands as another dizzy spell came up. Shaking the feeling away a bit he put the small device back down picking up a small digital watch on the night stand, seeing he wont be able to get home in time unless he Plugged into the Net he sighed a bit as he placed the time keeper back in its place but a spark of electricity shot out of his finger tips connecting with the watch. The grey blue haired Cybera stretched his arms back still feeling stiff, ether from his rough ride through the Net or the fight sending another spark of energy out from his small form into the air-conditioning controls.
Kiona came back into the room smiling a bit as she sat down next to her younger guest shaking a bottle of medicine a bit "I should warn you, this stuff stings."
**Netbattlers HQ**
One of the few rooms anyone would ever wish to be brought to inside the building of Den City's most advanced Netbattlers and Navi's would have to be this very room. The interrogation room was to be expected, dark, one table, a two chairs and a see through mirror. Sitting in one of the chairs with his hands cuffed was a shady and repulsive man who had been caught withing the City releasing Viruses and sending his Navi to destroy programs to vital areas. He looked about dully as he used his pinky to clear out his ear like he had all the time in the world, ether that or this guy enjoyed being the slob that he smelt liked.
However this was going against him severely, seeing that there was three Officials who were questioning him. Everyone in the building knew that their was three Officials who you should not mess with, Enzan Ijuin was the very top of the list, but he was off on another job outside the city for the time being. Next to him was Rika Sykra who was currently looking extremely irritated beyond her own beliefs at this guys nerves. The last in the list was a recently hired Michael Rosenberg who silently glared through his sunglasses at the guy he and the newcomer took down. He found the criminal in an alley with some Net equipment cursing up a storm about his deleted Navi. He went after him for about a few blocks before the last interrogator in the room beat him to a bloody pulp with her spear, Alexandria "Batosai" Swift. Thankfully her assigned partner was able to pry her off of him before his life story played before him.
Sadly the Navi/man slayer was not in the mood for this guys antics pulling her weapon out with one swift movement splitting his handcuffs in two, scaring his face and replacing the item on her belt before anyone could blink.
The criminal jumped back grasping his eye as some blood began to tinkle down his cheek groaning in agony "Gaaaaaaaaaaah!"
The step-aunt of Kid growled in frustration to her partner eyeing her a bit but ending up turning her gaze back to the walking fly attraction when Alexandria's cold stare shot at her "Ok buster, last chance, and to let you know she's not call Batosai for nothing. Who you working for, and what is their plans!"
The captured man pulled his hand away from his bleeding scar pointing his central finger to her muttering "Go to hell." and sadly found out why Rika was one of the people you don't mess with as he pushed her buttons. So in response to getting his own buttons pushed..or kicked in this matter.
As he fell back cringing in pain as the cloaked Netbattler cuffed him again looking over to the others sighing as he rubbed his temples "This baka wont say anything anytime soon that's for sure. He looked as more Officials came in dragging the suspect away before having a seat on the table himself staring back at a still pissed Rika "So, you guys got any info?"
"Some, turns out Alexandria's trail was dead on the mark. Seems like the NetMafia she's looking for is the one behind the attacks..These guys are professional's, their not going for the minor things first like with the others that were here before them. When they make moves its thought out to the last detail and always big. They do something like that again the city wont stand much of a chance."
Michael nodding laying his head against his arm a bit frowning behind his shades "Outnumbered for starters. Some of the other Officials were hurt in the attacks, so we'll be spread out to even thinner numbers throughout Den City easy targets for attacks. Great, we need backup and there's non close enough. Where's that Hikari guy when ya need him?"
"Bug off he's on vacation with his family like he deserves."
"Oh ya, your nephew's friends with him....The bosses are gonna have to start hiring more Officials to help out...but it probably wont be enou.." Michael stopped mid-sentence sitting upright as a green PET landed across the table tossed over by Alexandria who looked at the two Officials. "What? Scan this or something? Already did, the only info I got off it was the Navi's name, Sludge. How will this help?"
The blond look to her weapon happy partner then to the electrical device smiling as she caught on "We get a programer who can get this Navi back up and running, but for us and we can learn a bit more and have a serious back up next time around!"
Shaking his head and removing his eye wear the pale boy voiced his disagreement "Not happening, whatever or whoever Deleted that thing got at nearly every last bit of Data. There's enough to make a whole new Navi from scratch if your lucky enough though, and frankly we don't have time or the resource for it."
"Ever hear of 'Mr Famous'?"
"Fe, who hasn't? But the chances of finding that guy are slim to non with the disguises he puts on when he goes out. Besides he a regular weirdo."
"I know, who likes mixing Ice cream and French fries for lunch? Anyway I'll get my nephew, he can find anyone or thing in no time. Sides, Famous-sama likes him, if Chas ask's him he'll fix up the Navi for sure. AND don't worry about the Data, my nephew can handle that too."
"Your pretty sure about that kid, what he some kind of prodigy?"
"Umm, in a way."
**ACDC Town**
"OH MAN THIS LIMO THING IS AWESOME!" the now not so lazy Netbattler cried out of the sunroof of the Limousin that was currently riding around the town slowly in search of the Boy/Navi Kid.EXE.
~Nami cut it out people are trying to sleep by now!~
"Oh, ehehe, Gomen Zero." The boy replied hopping back into his seat across from the heiress of the Mist estate who was currently looking out the window looking about the dark streets for any signs of the lost Cybera "Umm Arigatou again for letting me come along Ms Mist."
"Oh, please call me Angelina. An its my pleasure, besides I thought you'd know where to search since your partner was fused with Kid temperately."
~Gomen that I couldn't be much help you two. But the memories that I picked up from him was jumbled up a bit. I can get some things though. I remember something about a white and blue house with a red door.~
"Hey Zero, what was that you and Kid did? How'd the two of you's combine anyway?"
~That I can tell you for sure Nami. Its called 'Style Change' it transforms the Navi giving them new abilities and skills. Kid called the one he did 'Wood Brother'~
Angelina turned back to the PET screen to face the crimson Navi with a small smile "That has a pleasant ring to it doesn't it Zero. From what I gathered from Kid's story he seems to adopt his family as he goes, perhaps your added to the list now."
~HUH!?!?~
"BAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAH! BIG BROTHER ZERO I CAN PICTURE IT!"
~SHUT UP NAMI!~
"Umm I wasn't making a joke.."
Going silent even faster then they started the duo gave silent chuckles to each other sweat dropping in embarrassment. However the moment was short lived as the limo stopped suddenly sending the two humans forward, fortunately for Angelina she landed on something soft. Unfortunately for Nami however, the soft thing was him.
"Agh, could you get off please?"
"Oh, gomen Nami." after aiding in both removing the weight from the bandana wearing boy, and helping him up, the heiress crossed over the roomy interior of the vehicle to the window looking to her driver "Bastian, what happend? Why did you stop like that?"
"I apologize Miss Angelina, but a van ran right past us in a hurry. It will not happen again."
Nami made his way to the front starting to rub a sore head, and back for that matter as he looked at the street ahead of them "Hang on, there's a stop sign there. That creep cut us off. And what's that guy doing up so late driving like a someone coming from a happy hour bar."
"That is an interesting way of putting it Nami. Considering we ourselves are up at such a late hour too."
~More then that Angelina, Nami has a point. The only people who are out here are looking for something, we're looking for Kid, but those guys were in a hurry. And you don't see many vans around here.~
"Do you mean..That the driver was after something?"
~I have a strong hunch about it in my Data tracks! Hey Bastian, After that van!~
"Shall I Miss Angelina?"
"Do as he says"
**One Hour ago, Kiona's House**
"So, Chas, what were you doing at the park when it was getting so late?" the teen girl asked her young company. Kiona was currently in her bathroom brushing her teeth one of the finishing touches to preparing for bed, something she was just used to. She was already set in some of her red pajamas, she wasn't the night gown type of girl in fact she wasn't usually much for dress like things in general. This proved to be a good thing two, seeing that she and her dad were too busy moving around to really throw things away she still had her old PJ's that easily fit the blue/grey haired boy who was already looking around her room, she couldn't help but notice how many normal things amazed him. Like her bed, she still would be trying to get Chas off of her bed jumping on it like a little monkey if it wasn't for the fact that the rush of blood made him dizzy still from his wound.
Speaking of the boy, he was starting to amuse himself by imitating the posters on Kiona's bedroom walls. Especially the one of Mr. Famous. "We'll..umm I was going home and the park was on the way and I was a little thirsty, so I went to the fountain and that's where I tripped." he replayed quickly feeling his stomach turn a bit, he hated lying to people especially when their nice to him like Kiona was. They young Cyber had already been feeling weird since he woke up, his head felt like he was stuck in a Tornado attack for starters, added to the fact that Kiona's partner had the exact same name as Nami's. He put that away for the time figuring it didn't mean anything. They had the same name but they were anything but the same, actually 'Chas' said a little joke that only he and his adoptive family would get quoting 'Netbattling's your 'Forte' heh.' he had trouble standing straight after that one, even the teen laughed even though she had no clue to the joke.
~What you ran up the hill on a jet pack or something? Kiona and me thought an elephant dropped from the sky or something.~
Finished with the last bathroom involved self cares, the very girl came into her room giving a slight glare to her partner as she picked up his PET "Why don't you stop being such a baby and leave everyone else alone? You lose one fight and you start making fun of everyone you undersized bully."
~WHO YOU CALLING SMALL!!?!~
The seven year old boy, smiled a bit. Something about the people he meet up with lately seemed to remind him so much of his step family, and these two were reminding him of Nami and Mayl with their fights. However before he could really laugh about it his human reflexes kicked in as a yawn slowly forced its way out of him making Chas blink and stretch a bit in exhaustion.
Kiona smiled a little herself as she activated the Personal Terminals mute system silencing her partner placing his home style device screen down on her night stand. "Well someone seems ready to rest up finally, its like ten o'clock. How long can you stay up so late for your age?"
Chas chuckled scratching his head a bit, the answer was simple for two things. One, he cant really sleep well on his own, and two being that since he slept inside the Computer and Net in his Navi form gave him added energy. But remembering that gave him a thought, along with a rare feeling for him, fear. He wont be able to sleep in the Net tonight, that alone was a scary idea for him, but he wouldn't have anyone with him to keep his nightmares away, he wont be able to sleep at all.
"Chas?"
The Cybera shook his head lightly being brought back to reality, with right now didn't look to good in his point of view. He looked over to Kiona who was already getting comfortable on her bed looking over to him "Huh? Gomen. What did you say Miss Firestorm?"
"For the last time, just call me Kiona. I asked if you have any, 'accidents' when you sleep."
"Accidents?"
Kiona gave a slight grin as she shook her head, she pulled on the opposite corner of her blanket so there was space patting on it a bit "Come on shorty, time for bed. And if I wake up and this beds all wet your in trouble."
Chas blinked a few times trying to figure out what she meant, it quickly dawned on him however she was saying to hop onto the bed to sleep in. Not waiting for a second call the young Cybera jumped up onto the bed just about ready to bounce a bit on it until the teen girl gave to him a slight clothesline. His Navi instincts were ready to make him hit back with a charged punch attack when he saw that she was tucking him in, something that was new, but...comforting to him. "Umm arigatou Kiona."
Kiona looked at the boy oddly as she reached over his head turning off the light on his side getting ready to do so with the other "Listen, the only reason your in here is because the only other bed belongs to my dad, and the couch is the one place not even a dog could sleep in ok....You ok? You seem sort of nervous, you scared of the dark or something?"
The young boy looked away a bit as he nodded "I..never..I cant sleep without Blitz, Hatz or my Mommy around. I always have nightmares..there..scary." feeling as ashamed as he was scared at the moment Chas's hands clung onto the inside of his side of the blanket pulling it up to his face feeling weaker then he really was. The moment was silent as Chas kept his eyes away from view from the teen girl, but that ended when the Cybera felt two identical things creep over and under his shoulders wrapping themselfs around him making him feel comfortable. "Kiona?"
"Hey, listen Im stuck watching you so I promise not to let any nightmares come get you. At least on my watch got it half pint. So come on, bed time you." one of Kiona's arms slithered out from her comforting hug reaching for the lamp turning it off sending the room into darkness save for the slight light from the light of the street that poked though her window. She put her arm over the seven year old again giving him a protective squeeze as she felt sleep wash over herself "Sides, I gotta watch out for you anyway.."
"..why?"
"Cause, you're the first boy I wasn't shy around besides Z-Chan. Whatever it is about you somehow keeps me from feel nervous. Ether its cause your way younger then me.....Or its cause your just....to damn Kawaii to..not.....like.."
Chas listened as Kiona's breathing evened out as she fell into her own sleep. Though you couldn't see his face in the dark, the corners of his lips curled up into his usual smile. He wrapped his own arms around Kiona's as he usually would have done with his mothers as he closed his eyes not fearing his first night sleeping like a true human for once. And even his dreams were comforting having a new person to add into its mix.
As the humans slept inside the bedroom, the peace of the night would have some unwelcome visitors. Slowly with slight clanks and twists of metal, the front door was silently forced opened. Three dark and massive figures made their way inside the house with stealth whispering to each other as they crept inside. "Alright, this is the place where the original Project is. Start looking" the first ordered as he walked carefully towards the computer while another went for the stairs, the third creeping through the hall. The one heading up the stairs hugged the wall as he passed the window, he opened up the first door that he passed looking inside, after making sure nothing was there he went on down the hall stepping over a conditioning vent. Unseen to him and his partners, the system of the Air Conditioner suddenly jolted and twisted as a surge of unusual power wrapped through it. In less then a millisecond a freezing blast of air shot through the ventilation ducts and the dark figure upstairs was literally frozen on the spot do to the fact that his body became encased in ice.
The second figure was tossing papers and magazines about searching out for his target, his attention was diverted quickly seeing a digital watch instead. With a crooked grin he whispered to himself "Well, whoever this belongs too wont miss it after this job's taken care of..so." Looking about as if waiting for someone to come out and stop him from taking the item, he strapped the watch to his wrist looking over its features, he looked at it oddly as the numbers flashed incorrectly for some reason. He tapped the buttons a bit until the numbers returned to normal, however the programs inside it had been morphed out of normality and had sent a massive volt of energy though the thief's body knocking him out like a ton of bricks.
"What the? Joe, cut it out you asshole! You want to wake people up!?...Joe?" The last figure stopped his inspection of the computer system looking over to the limp figure of his comrade. He quickly went over to him starting to shake his form a bit trying to awaken him, however his friends arm knocked into the table a few times shaking the remote control off its perch instead, and after colliding with the floor, the normal inferred beam shot out once more, but this time it had physical characteristics this time around as it sent the last intruder flying into the wall with such force that the once sleeping Chas and Kiona were rudely awakened.
"Chas...you awake?"
"Ahuh."
Kiona nodded silently crawling out of the bed grabbing the first blunt object she found, this case being her old school biology book as she slunk over to her door "Stay here and be quite, if you hear anything get under the bed and don't make a sound."
"But.."
"No buts, just do what I said."
Meanwhile as the true resident of the house told her guest what to do, two more unexpected guests made their way inside as Kiona walked out into the shadows of her house. "You hear anything?"
"I am afraid not. Perhaps we should.."
"Shh!" Slowly matching the path of Kiona's turning the corner of the stair case, the new figure poked his head around it looking for the source of the sounds he heard...he found it.
BAM! CRASH!
"NAMI!" Angelina shouted, slightly feeling a bit embarrassed at her outburst and she and her friends intrusion, the wealthy girl quickly leaned over her currently knocked out companions body as he spoke in gibberish while the resident flicked on the lights so everything could be seen "Nami? Oh dear, I am so sorry for barging in like that. But..umm."
Kiona scuffed as she held her book over her shoulder somewhat being both annoyed and cranky that these two just came into her house like they had. Narrowing her eyes slightly she spoke up "But umm. Nothing! How dare you come in here at this time of night and without permission! I should call the Officials and have you two arrested!"
"Gabbb..mummzy makes the water stooooooop."
"Nami!? Angelina?! How did you two find me?!?" everyone stopped looking to each other, all except for the still clunked out Nami, and turned to face the confused and shocked Chas who was trying to rub whatever sleep was left from his eyes. He blinked a few times starting to get his vison back and looked over to the other unconscious bodies now in true confusion. "Umm Kiona? Who are those two?"
Kiona doubled over looking over to the two bodies jumping back in shock, one of them was the goon that had chased her the other day. She shook slightly dropping the 'weapon' onto the floor, and sadly onto the bandana wearing boys head again. "Th-th-thats.."
"OOUCH! THAT HURT!" Nami complained as he shot up holding his throbbing head shaking here and there a few times as his partner shot out a quick comment.
~Well Nami, look at it this way. Whoever said no pain no gain also meant school work.~
"SHUT UP ZERO!"
"..What..did..you just call him?" Kiona asked being awoken from one state of shock to another as she quickly grabbed the fellow Z crested boys shirt slightly dragging him up to her face.
"Eeer, Zero."
"THAT'S MY NAVI'S NAME!"
"HEY! COPY NEKKO!"
"BAKA BOY!"
Chas seemed to be stuck in thought for a minute as Angelina tried to get the two from fighting on who was mimicking who. Suddenly a memory flashed inside of the Cybera's mind as he slammed his fist into his opened hand saying rather loudly "Oh ya! I remember I copied a Navi program into me and to somewhere else, the Navi was called Zero! Now I know why Nami's Zero looks familiar, that was the same one!...oops." the youngest person there gulped a bit as he looked up to the other three who were frozen in confusion, Kiona however was more in shock then confusion seeing as she was the only one there aside from her partner who know who and what Chas really was "I shouldn't have said that huh?"
"Chas...WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON???"
**To Be Continued**
TJ: FINALLY! Well that's it for this chapter.
Jache: Alright everyone. TJ has something to say.
Apocalypse: His last words.
Rikumon: Ether cut it out or else you'll meet TJ's unfriendly cast.
TJ: Alright, the whole Tournament thing is a fic Im gonna write, till be a massive Anime/Game fighting fic. Its sort of in the makes right now but it will be posted. And when it is it'll have some free slots..BUT only..ONLY for Authors/Authoress no fan made characters.
Kiona: Well what's going to happen to the Fan made's?
TJ: Ether their given seats, or jobs. Anyway see you all next chapter.