Author's note : Hi, my name is Juicy. This is my first fic so please be
nice with me :). I just wanna thanks the gang at Mayhem's board for reading
my fic and for support. Since Mainframe is not deciding themselves to make
more ReBoot episodes, I'm writing my own season 5. This story take places
just where season 4 ended. Hope you like it!
Disclaimers : ReBoot, his characters and his places are not mine. They are Mainframe Entertainment's. I'm not making money out of this.
Timeline : Nanoseconds-Seconds
Nanos-Minutes
Second-Hours
Minutes-Months
Cycles-Years
Chapter 1: The Hunt
''And prepare yourself for the hunt!''
Megabyte's voice rang through the halls of the Principal Office sending chill through the sprites that were trapped. Bob looked up, trying to calm himself. He was looking angry and it was rare to see him like that.
''What is he talking about?''Matrix yelled.
Bob looked at the renegade. He was angry too. He was holding his gun tightly and his bionic eye was turning red.
''Revenge'' Bob replied simply.
"If he want revenge that what he's going to have'' Matrix said.''We have to find AndrAIa and the others before he do something to them...if he touch to one of her hair..''He continued.
''Easy there Matrix. We're going to head for the war room. But before we have to see who's out and who's in the room. Glitch, show me all vital activities in the Principal Office.'' Bob said.
The keytool beeped and showed him the scan.
''Five sprites are out..two sprites and some binomes are trapped with Megabyte'' Bob read.
The two men looked briefly at each other. Both were thinking about the women they loved.
''Let's go!'' Bob finally said before starting running.
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Dot sat in a corner. She put her arms around her head. She was having the worst headache she ever had. Those two stupid bots were not stopping yelling.
''SHUT THE FAQ UP!''She yelled.
''Did you hear that Slack?''
''Of course I hear it I'm not deaf''
''Who said that you were deaf?''
''You just said it''
''I didn't said that, I said that Dot said a bad word''
''Dot just said a bad word?''
''Yeah, you said you heard it''
''No, I never....''
''ENOUGH'' Dot screamed.''If I hear another word coming from your mouths I would delete you!'' She continued.
''But..''The red bot started saying.
''BOTH OF YOU!''
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In the war room Megabyte was having control of everything and everyone that was inside. The Trojan virus was proud of himself. He was finally going to have his revenge. After the pain they caused him, they were going to pay, pay for everything and after their deletion MegaFrame would rise again.
''Is everything ready Heir Doctor?'' He asked the french-like binome.
''Everything is perfect Lord Megabyte. The codes are all changed and everything is under your viral control'' He pushed a button and vidwindows appeared in front of the virus showing any activities inside the P.O.
''You're not going to get away with this virus!''The small green boy yelled struggling in his father's robotic arms.
''Oh yeah, and what are you going to do boy? Hit me with your yo-yo or your little arms?'' Megabyte said walking over to him and pausing at inches from the boy's face.
''Bob's going to fire energy blast at you and Matrix's going to blow your head off!''He replied.
''Ah, and you think that your pathetic friends can go against me?! I have already win'' Then he whispered ''And you're going to see your loved one on this vidwindow getting deleted by me''
Enzo looked shocked and scared. What would happen if he loose his family? He was starting to think that it was really going to happen. That thought scared him more than anything. He looked at the virus , fear in his eyes. Megabyte just laughed. He ordered a binome to open the door. The big metal door opened slowly. Megabyte didn't move. He closed his eyes and concentrated. He clenched his teeth and yelled of pain. A double of him got out of his body. Megabyte looked at his alias with a smile.
''Perfect''He muttered.
''Let's play'' He said heading for the door.
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AndrAIa looked around. She was really worried. She had to admit that she have never been so scared in all her life and Megabyte's speech hadn't helped much. The game sprite was shaking.
''Come on Mouse, you are the greatest hacker in the whole net. You can do that!'' AndrAIa urged.
''Ah'm sorry sugah but he's changing all tah codes faster than me.'' The hacker said without turning.
''I'm sorry. I'm just worried'' She replied looking down.
Mouse just put a hand on the game sprite's shoulder before returning back to her work. She was not going to let a stupid virus won over her. She was the greatest hacker. Frustrated, she punched the walls.
''Mouse, I hear footsteps coming toward us. To the left''AndrAIa whispered.
Mouse was going to say something when she interrupted her.
''No, it's not Matrix or Bob. The footsteps are too slow and heavy.We have to get out of there'' AndrAIa answered
Both women glanced at each others. AndrAIa was thinking about her life. It was like she could see all the happy moments again in her head. She was interrupted in her thoughts when Mouse took her by the arms and started running.
''Don't look!'' Mouse yelled.
But as they passed the corridor, they couldn't hold themselves and looked to their left. In the corridor, the menacing virus was standing there, waiting for them to come out, a menacing smile played across his lips. It was like the hall he was coming from was dark, like he was the devil himself. Claws out, he smiled at the two. That just only make the women more scared. Suddenly, he shot a tentacle at them.
''Mouse watch out!'' AndrAIa yelled.
Mouse took out her katana but it was too late. The gray tentacle enrolled around her waist and send her flying in the air. Mouse fell hardly on the floor.
''Mouse! NOOO!!'' AndrAIa yelled.
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''Goooooddddd evening ladies and gentlemen! Here your favorite appliance Mike the TV!!!! Here we are ladies and gentlemen in front of the P.O where our heroes have been trapped inside by the virus Megabyte. Would they survive this? We don't know! We...Ack!!!''
Several ABC's came firing at Mike's crew. The screen went black and we heard Mike yell ''Run for your life!''
In front of Dot's Diner, a crowd of binomes were watching Mainframe Special Report. The binomes has got there to know more about what their heroes were doing but they found the diner empty.
''We have to get out of this system! We're all going to get deleted!'' a round female binome yelled in the crowd.
''Yeah she's right!'' Another one yelled.
A squared binome climbed on a bench near. He has black and gray hair and a green outfit.
''Silence people! You think get out of there is the solution?'' He said.
''Yeah!'' Several people shouted.
'' Why don't we try to go in there and help them? ''He said back.
''Are you crazy!? Megabyte is inside and ABC's are protecting the P.O!'' A man said.
"Megabyte may be inside but you forgot that it's our heroes that is in there too. They always did everything to protect us. Remember who fought Megabyte when he first arrive, remember who got lost in the games trying to protect the system, remember who came bang on our door to save us when the system was about to crash and remember who fought the super virus Daemon. It was them. And now we are standing there and not doing anything for them. After all that had happen in Mainframe. We are a big team..Mainframe would always endure.'' The black and gray haired binome said.
Everyone looked down. What he had say was true.
''Who's coming with me?'' He asked.
''I'm coming''
''I'm coming too''
''And you can count on me too'' shouted several people.
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''Mouse, NOOO!''
The hacker got up and shaked her head. Megabyte shot another tentacle at her.
''Mouse!'' AndrAIa yelled. She ran and pushed Mouse and herself out of the way. The two women held onto each other and looked at the virus. Megabyte charged at them, claws out. They were frozen by panic and were not fast enough. Megabyte caught them in his big hands. Mouse kicked hardly in Megabyte's chest while AndrAIa tried to punch him.
''Quiet!'' The virus yelled.
He punched Mouse in the face and sent her flying again at the other side of the corridor. The hacker was going to go after him but a massive metal door closed in front of her. She yelled of rage.
''Ah, finally the game sprite AndrAIa'' Megabyte said.
''What do you want virus?'' She asked trying to breath.
''What I want? It'll be too long to explain my dear'' He answered.
''You know, you are really pretty. It's too bad you are hanging with a loser you would have make a really good viral.'' He continued smiling evilly.
AndrAIa looked at him disgusted.
''Matrix is not a loser like you. He'll never be like you!'' She yelled.
"He is maybe not like me. But look at who have the power and the control now. Why don't you join me dear?''
''Never! I prefer deletion!" She spat.
''I was just waiting for this!'' He replied.
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Dot was still sitting on the ground when she heard a beeping sound. She looked down and realized that it was her organizer. She opened it.
''Cyrus!'' She said surprised.
''Mrs Matrix we are ready to figth and waiting for your orders.'' said the gray and black haired binome.
''What?!'' She replied.
Cyrus turned the vidwindow to show her a crowd of binomes waiting with different weapons in hand.
'' This is fantastic Cyrus! I think I've got a plan.'' Dot said smiling to herself.
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Megabyte smashed AndrAIa on the wall with his big hands. The game sprite just closed her eyes tightly. When she returned back to herself, she managed to get free and she ran as fast as she could in the way catching her trident that had fell on the ground earlier. She turned around fast enough to block another of Megabyte's blow. The virus shot a tentacle at her but she blocked it again. She smashed Megabyte in the chest with her trident making a little scratch. But, he shot another tentacle that made her loose her balance. Her trident fell on the ground again. AndrAIa backed away from Megabyte but there was a wall and she was trapped.
"Surrender now game sprite! Give me your icon and join me!''He said.
''Never!''She yelled.
With rage, he planted his claws in her arms to hold her. AndrAIa yelled in pain. He raised his hand again to finish her off when he fell a sharp pain in his back. When he turned around someone punched him.
''Nobody fool around with tha Mouse!'' The hacker said.
Mouse took AndrAIa in her arms quickly and ran to the other side of the corridor. She taped a code and the metal door started to close. Megabyte was not going to let them go, he ran but it was too late for him. The door was closed. He punched it but it was useless.
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"Lord Megabyte!'' a binome yelled.
"What!"The virus yelled back.
''It's look like some people are approaching the Principal Ofiice"He replied.
"Well, you don't need my advice. JUST DELETE THEM!" Megabyte yelled again through clenched teeth.
He looked back were the two women had gone. At the same moment the real Megabyte thought that it would be better to take control of the alias to see what was going on. He closed his eyes and concentrated. When he reopened his eyes, he was in the war room in front of the vidwindows. The young Matrix boy was still yelling.
"What is going on here Heir Doctor!?" He asked.
''I am sorry Lord Megabyte, the boy have gone completely random" the binome replied.
''Nibble, just punch him and put your hand over his mouth"Megabyte commanded to Welman.
The null bot did what he said.
''I am sorry Enzo. This is not going to end like this Megabyte. Why are you doing this? Remember I was your creator." Welman said.
The virus looked like he was thinking for a moment. In a way Welman Matrix had created him. Megabyte was feeling weird inside him. He shake his head and laughed.
"You fool you think you can have me with your little speech! You're not my creator! You're just a living talking null! Go away now'' He said.
The null bot didn't even reply and his body moved away.
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Three binomes were standing in front of the P.O. Several Megabyte's ABCs advanced toward them.
''Are they random or what?'' A viral binome said to his copilot.
''I don't know, but they are going to regret this'' The other one replied.
''You three we order you to give us your icon or you get deleted''He shouted in the intercom of his ABC.
''We would like to surrender'' Cyrus said with a smile.
One ABC moved slowly and when he was about to touch he ground, several cars of all kind appeared and started firing at the ABCs. The binome were in their normal cars with guns in hands while other binome, on the ground, were trying to enter the Principal Office armed with sword or guns. They were chasing the ABCs ,no matter if it cost them their life, they were ready to do something for Mainframe.
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"What!" The Trojan virus yelled.
Megabyte grabbed Heir Doctor by the neck.
"Everything will be fine my Lord! Look at them, they have no chance against us'' He said, scared of the virus.
''I want you to delete them all. Understand?"
''Ye..ess'' Heir Doctor replied.
Megabyte concentrated again and he returned to himself inside the halls of the P.O. His eyes stayed closed and his body started to shake. He murmured something to himself. Then suddenly his body became thinner, smaller and then changed completely. He had shape shift.
He looked at his new body and smiled. He passed a green hand in his dark green hair.
''They can't get away this long from me" he said with Dot's voice.
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Mouse put AndrAIa in a corner.
''Sugah do ya hear me?" She asked worriedly as she looked at the game sprite that had her eyes still closed.
AndrAIa opened her eyes slowly.
''Mouse"She said."You save my life, thank you" She continued.
''Nah, it's ok sugah. Ya know you have survived tha mighty Megabyte?" The hacker said.
AndrAIa smiled faintly but her smile disappear as she looked at her arm. There was energy everywhere. It was really painful.
''I think ya need something to stop energy ran out of yar body"
Mouse ripped the bottom of her pants and rolled the piece tightly around her wound.
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Bob and Matrix were running. A door closed in front of them making them stop suddenly. They're goal was to get to the war room.
''Argg!!!I'm tired of all this,everytime we try a to get to this room a door have to fall on our head'' Matrix said.
He punched the walls with rage. He fell a hand on his shoulder.
''Relax Matrix, I know this is real hard but we have to''Bob said trying to calm him down.
"Can't you understand! Megabyte is there,controlling the Principal Office. Maybe he have AndrAIa..I don't want anything to happen to her...I want to end this now because it's all my fault...I turned you down and it's enough for me"He shouted looking away.
''This is not your fault Enzo. No one could have predicted this thing with Megabyte. You know. I was real mad at everyone but I guess for some reason I forgot who were my real friends. And I am no longer mad at everyone" Bob said.
"I am sorry Bob" Matrix whispered.
"It's ok. Let get rid of Megabyte now" He said smiling.
"And what are we going to do with the closing door" The renegade asked.
''Um..I don't know" He replied
"Have a plan in your head Guardian?" Matrix said back.
Bob simply smiled.
Megabyte was walking slowly when he heard someone yell.
"Dot!!!" Bob yelled.
Bob ran to her and took her in his arms.
"Dear User sis! Does Megabyte did something to you?" Matrix asked.
"No I'm fine really" The fake Dot replied with a smile.
"Have you seen AndrAIa?" Matrix asked worriedly.
"I am afraid she is trapped in the war room with Megabyte." 'Dot' answered looking down. Megabyte suppressed a smile, he had touched a sensitive cord. He could see that the renegade was down. Now all he have to do is smile when come the occasion and act like a sensible command.com that love that stupid guardian.
"I am happy to have find you back Bob" 'She' said.
Bob smiled back but his smile disappear and he pushed 'her'.
"Wait a minute! What tell me that you are Dot? What is the password?" Bob asked.
Bob and the others had created a password to caught Megabyte if he tried to shape shift again. But the Mainframers didn't knew that Megabyte was in the war room as Mike when they had created this password.
" Twin City" 'She' answered.
"Good. At least we know it's really you" Bob replied hugging her.
The two looked back at the big green guy that was now sitting, hands over his face. Again Megabyte suppressed a smile. He enjoyed so much playing with them. Megabyte decided to play the big sister. As much as he hated Matrix, he was loving to see him like that.
" What is it Enzo?" 'She' asked softly.
"Nothing! Go away!" He replied hardly.
"Listen little bro, I know it must be hard for you..."
"No you don't know" He yelled "This virus is surely doing something to her right now "
"Now listen to me! If you don't shut up, she'll be in much trouble" 'She' yelled.
Both men looked at her surprised. Megabyte had lose it again but he tried to take himself back.
"I am sorry. It must be the stress and oh forget it" 'She' said.
"It's ok we are all stressed. Let move!" Bob said.
Matrix got up and they started to walk. Often the big renegade would look at his 'sister' with a suspicious look. For him, 'she' was looking real weird and he was not liking that. A part of him was thinking that she was Megabyte and another part was telling him that she was the real Dot because she knew the password.
"Ok, now we have to go this way and were in front of the war room." 'Dot' said.
Just as they turned the corner, another door at the end of the corridor started to close.
''Run!" Bob yelled "Matrix try to run faster and hold the door up"
"So that is your genius plan" Matrix said back.
"Just do it!''
Matrix ran at his fastest speed and arrived before the others. The door was half closed. Matrix put his two hands on the door and tried hard to retain it. His muscles were aching.
"Bob I am not going to hold long enough!" Matrix said.
"You go first Dot!'' Bob said. 'Dot' did what he said.
"Go on Bob! I'll go after you!" Matrix yelled.
As soon as Bob passed, 'Dot' pushed him quickly and 'she' returned on the other side of the door pushing Matrix.
''No!!! It's Megabyte!" Bob yelled, but it was too late, the door was closed and another one closed behind him. He was trapped.
Matrix spun around looking at his 'sister'.
"What do you think you were doing!" He yelled at 'her'.
"I am just doing my job of virus, boy!" Megabyte said smiling.
With a cry of rage, Matrix charged at Megabyte. The virus didn't make a move and just continued smiling evily. As Matrix approached him, he shape shifted into AndrAIa. He had take her code too when he attacked her, just as he had take the code from Dot when he kissed her. Matrix stopped in front of him.
"So, you are not acting the same now....Lover" 'She' said.
Matrix bionic eye turned red and his gun flew to his hand. He pointed it at the Trojan virus.
"I know you are not going to do this boy." Megabyte said looking straight into the renegade eyes.
"You are too afraid, you are never going to shot me"
Matrix's arms started to shake. He looked at the virus with hate. It was like his finger didn't want to pull the trigger. The person he was seeing in front of him was the woman he loved. How could he fire at... her. As he looked back, the fake game sprite was now smiling seductively at him. He wanted to take her in his arms but...He shook his head violently. This was Megabyte not AndrAIa and if he could shift into her it was because something happened to her.
"What did you do with AndrAIa virus!'' He yelled.
"Nothing happen to me. See, I am there" 'She' said back trying to have him.
'She' walked slowly. Turning around him. Each movments 'she' was making he was pointing his gun at her.
"Come on just fire. I know you can't do that." 'She' said smiling.
Matrix looked away, he was right. Never he would shoot at her even if he knew that Megabyte was behind this. His mind don't wanted to shoot. His hand trembled and the gun fell on the floor.
"I knew it" Megabyte said."You are just a loser!"
Suddenly Megabyte took back his normal form and shot a tentacle at Matrix. The renegade yelled in pain as the tentacle rolled tightly around his waist. Megabyte sent him flying , head first, in a wall. Matrix crashed through it hardly. He didn't have time to get up when the virus smashed one of his big fist on his face. He slided to the other side of the halls. He shook his head and put a hand to his lips. He feel the hot blue liquid on his hand. The virus advanced again and punched him on the chest several times. He was going to punch him again when Matrix grabbed his arms, stopping him. This time the Cadet Guardian, pushed Megabyte away. He got up and ran after the virus, smashing him into a nearby wall. He gave back all the punch the virus had give him.
"Let me show you my new strength boy!" Megabyte said taking Matrix up in the air and throwing him with force on the ground.
Megabyte extended his claws. He came to kill him but the renegade pushed back and only got a huge scratch over his torso. Angrily, the virus started to punch the renegade until he was losing a lot of energy. Then he took him by the neck and slammed him into the wall.
"Tell me, are you liking that?" Megabyte said laughing in front of his face.
Matrix gasped for air as Megabyte tightened his grip.
"What..did..you do...to...her?'' Matrix asked with the force that was left in him.
"Ah, yeah your little friend AndrAIa. I just played with her a little. It is nothing compared to what I'll do to her when I get my hands on her. I'll just play a little more "He whispered in Matrix ear.
"You...virus...you better...not..put..y..our dirty hands..on her'' He replied.
"Ah, what I am going to do with you boy? Delete you or infect you? This is a though choice" Megabyte said tightening his grips again over Matrix's throat.
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''Those blasted doors!" Bob yelled. He had tried many time to make explodes the door with glitch.
"Glitch, energy blast!" He tried again but the door stayed intact.
Phong and some scientists of Mainframe had made up those special door to block attacks of any introducers but right now it was not helping Bob. He couldn't hear what was going on, on the other side but he knew Matrix was in real danger. How could he had believed that Megabyte was Dot? Now, he was feeling like he had betrayed her too.
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"No Matrix!!" Enzo yelled as he watched everything on the vidwindow. He struggled against Welman's arms.
"Dad, let me go!" He shouted.
"I'm sorry Enzo" He said sadly.
Welman would have cried if he had been a sprite. He was watching his own son trying to stay alive. Just to think that his son would die and that he never talked to him was breaking his heart. At this time he remembered Mairi, his wife. She had died when Enzo was just a little baby. She had manipulate lot of dangerous products in her life that caused a very rare illness. Welman remembered her last words like it was yesterday. She had said: "Take care of my little baby boy and of Dot. Please protect them. I love you." He broke his promess to her.
The alias laughed. They were looking so miserable now. They had thought Matrix was the strongest but he had beat him.
"You see now. Who's is the most powerful" The alias said.
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"Hey sugah, you look kinda pale. Yah sure your ahright." The hacker asked."AndrAIa?"
"Umm, you were saying?" She replied.
AndrAIa was really looking pale and tired since the fight with Megabyte. She doesn't know what was happening to her.
"Why don't ya sit down a little?"
"No! We have to keep going. I have to find Matrix before Megabyte do something to him" She said.
"Sugah, yah didn't look good and I don't like it. Sit down" She commended to her. The game sprite finally gave up and sat down.
"But Matrix.." she said.
"Listen sugah. I know yah really love him and yah really care about him. But Ah think Matrix is a big boy and he could beat up Megabyte. He did it once, he could do it twice" Mouse explained.
AndrAIa just smiled. Matrix was pretty mighty but she fear with Megabyte new abilities, he must not win this time.
"Now let me see yahr arms" She said. Mouse took off the piece of clothes and what surprised at what she saw. AndrAIa's injure was slightly glowing green.
"Like Bob would say, this is bad, very bad'' The hacker said.
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"Cyrus! How are you holding out there?" Dot asked the binome through the vidwindow of her organizer.
"We are taking over them Mrs. Matrix" Cyrus said proudly.
"Good, keep it up!" She said back before closing the connection. "Come on guys!"
The two bots automatically followed Dot. Dot was trying to get to the war room too. She had to save her little baby brother and finish all of this, once and for all.
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The alias slammed his fist through a vidwindow.
"What is going on!'' He shouted. "Colonel! How come those rebels are not destroyed yet?"
"Um...I am sorry Lord Megabyte..they seem stronger than we thought." The binome replied with fear.
"If ,they are not destroyed, it is you that I'll destroy!" With that Megabyte closed the vidwindow and turned to the others.
"Ah so Mrs.Matrix is behind all this." As the virus looked at the screen, he saw that Dot was going toward Mouse and AndrAIa. For a moment, he wanted to put a door in Dot's path but he decided it was better to just let her go to Mouse and AndrAIa.
"I am sure they would have a lot of fun with the game sprite later'' He said to himself smiling.
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''What is it Mouse?! Don't tell me I am infected..." AndrAIa said, seeing Mouse's face.
Mouse just simply looked at her. She was infected but she didn't know what to do. She was so young. What would be the effects of Megabyte's infection on her. With Daemon it had been peace but with Megabyte?
"Ah don't know...Ah....yes you are infected sugah..Ah'm sorry" The hacker said putting a hand on her shoulder. She couldn't lie to her. ''Look like your system is fighting the infection"
"What would happen when I would not be able to fight it?" AndrAIa asked worriedly.
"Ah don't know sugah, Ah really don't know"
The two stayed there in silence when AndrAIa heard something.
"Now don't tell me it's Megabyte again!" Mouse said, looking at her.
"No, no it sound like..like Hack and Slash!" The game sprite shouted with joy.
Soon, Hack and Slash turned the corner with Dot shaking her head. The two were fighting over 'who pushed the button last time'.
"DOT!" Both women yelled. They ran to her and hugged her.
''Mouse! AndrAIa! I am glad to see you two!" Dot said not wanting to let the two go. Finally she was not alone.
''Wait a minute!" Mouse said taking her katana'' What told us that you are not Megabyte!"
"I've been with Hack and Slash since I left the war room, just ask them" Dot said.
"Yeah, she's been always with us!" Slash said.
"Yeah always with us" Hack replied.
"I just said that"
"Yeah and I just repeated it"
"You weren't obligated to do it"
"Well, I just did it.."
"BOYS!" The three women yelled.
"Why can't I shut my mouth sometimes" Dot commented to herself regretting what she had said."Hey what happened to your arm AndrAIa?"
"Megabyte kind of attacked me....and infected me" She answered looking down.
''No!" Dot whispered. Rage was starting to grow deep inside her. He had hurt her. Now he was hurting her friends and infecting the one she always considered like a sister. She hated Megabyte more than anything. She was starting to hate him more than her brother.
Mouse explained to her everything that had happen with Megabyte.
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" If you were able to hack this door, you could open every other doors here!" Dot said with hope.
"I am sorry sugah, but every single doors in this Principal Office are sound proofed, anti-attack and have a different code which Megabyte all changed." Mouse replied.
" Ah...I forget that"
"But there is one thing we could do" Mouse said with a small smile looking at the camera.
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"Infect you or delete you?" The Trojan virus asked to himself again.
He looked at Matrix with an evil smile. The renegade's head was becoming purple. He was trying to inhale all the air he could get. With a laugh, the virus slammed him into the walls really hard. Matrix's head hit it and his body went limp.
" Why not letting you get delete yourself.All alone'' Megabyte said.
He walked toward him and touched his body. He didn't felt his core com beating.
"Goodbye Mr.Matrix and have a nice trip to hell" He whispered
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Bob was trying and trying to get out of this trap. He knew after Matrix it would be him. He was going to try to escape again when a portal open up in front of him. He shielded his eyes for a moment and heard a familiar voice.
"Hiya mate! What is going on here?" The familiar voice with an aussie accent asked.
"Ray! If you knew how happy I am to see you" The guardian replied
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''Mouse you are the greatest hacker!" Dot shouted hugging Mouse.
Mouse hacked the camera system of the P.O. By now Megabyte should have problems seeing them.
"Girls, I don't think I feel too good" AndrAIa said behind them. She was starting to have an headache and it was becoming stronger at each nanos.
"What is going on?" Dot asked putting a hand on her shoulder.
"My...head...hurt." The game sprite managed to said back. She put her hands over her head. She couldn't support this anymore. She heard a voice in her head. It was Megabyte's.
"You are mine! You are going to become viral. Go to the dark side" The voice said.
"NO!" She yelled "I am not yours! I don't belong to anyone!"
Dot and Mouse looked at each others worriedly and tried to calm her down.
"It's going to be ok AndrAIa. Fight. We are here with you" Dot said reassuring.
''AAAAHHHH!!" The pain was to hard to support for AndrAIa and she fell on the ground yelling.
"No!No!No!" She continued to yell.
"Fight AndrAIa!" She thought. She tried to concentrate herself but she couldn't. Suddenly, she stopped yelling and moving.
"AndrAIa?" Mouse said walking toward her slowly.
AndrAIa got up and turned to face Dot and Mouse. Her eyes were glowing red and her icon was black and green. She double clicked her icon to change her outfit. When the green light disappear around her, she was wearing a black top with black leather pant. Her boots were now all black too. She looked straight in the two older women eyes and extended her nails.
"Uh oh....AH!" Dot yelled as AndrAIa jumped on them. Savagely, she tried to lung her nails at them. Dot and Mouse could only dodge her attacks. They couldn't hurt her, after all she was their friend. With rage, AndrAIa punched Dot in the face.
'' Ah am sorry if Ah have tah do that sugah" Mouse said to her. She pushed the game sprite violently away. She got up and help Dot.
"How could you.." Dot started to said. She looked at her friend. Her sad look was quickly replaced by one of hate. It was like a fire was growing inside her.
"I'll got you for that Megabyte!" She shouted through clenched teeth.
"Come on Dot" Mouse said. Dot turned and started running after Mouse.
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"You stupid binomes, I want the camera to work!" Megabyte's alias said extending his claws and smashed the vidwindows.
" You ..would..never..win.virus" said the voice of an old sprite coming from the floor.
"You shut your mouth poor old senile" The alias said kicking Phong.
" Phong is right you would not get away with this!'' Little Enzo said from across the room.
Tears were still running down his cheek and his eyes were red. He had cried so hard when he saw Matrix getting deleted. The alias had laughed at him all the time. He always thought Matrix was the strongest. He was starting to like the big guy..his brother. He could see that his father was sad too. He had gone silent since.
Having enough of hearing the young boy, the alias ordered Welman to come near him with the boy. The robotic body advanced. Welman has no control over it.
"Now, now, if I hear another word coming from your little mouth, I'll shut you up myself" He said.
" Yeah right! So come on shut me up Megabreath! I am not afraid of you! I am Little Matrix! You'll pay for what you did to him and to AndrAIa! So shut me up if you want I don't care!" He yelled.
The virus slammed his fists in the boy face. Welman's body let Enzo and he fell on the ground.
"So if you are Litlle Matrix then maybe you would like to delete like him" Megabyte's alias said as he took him by the neck. Seeing the fear in the boy's eyes, he let him fell on the ground.
"You'll be the last one to delete" He said. "Welman take him away from me"
Enzo looked up at him, energy running down his little face. His father took him and went away.
"I am sorry, son" Welman said.
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"Now on with the guardian" The real Megabyte said walking away from Matrix's body. He taped a code on a console and the door opened.
"What!?" He yelled. No one was in the trap he had created. He remembered pushing the guardian in it. Now, how could he have gone.
"Wherever you are guardian, I'll got you. Later or sooner. I have all my time" He said to himself returning the way he had entered.
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"He is gone, we can get out of here'' said a voice. Two sprites got out from behind a beam.
''Wow, Ray I thought Mouse only could do that" Bob said amazed.
"Well mate, she learned it to me. You have a lot to learn little guardian" Ray replied.
"Come on, we have to find Matrix..." He didn't even finish his sentence seeing Matrix's body on the ground. He ran to him.
"Oh no!Enzo!Enzo!Wake up!"He shouted.
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Matrix woke up in a dark place.
"Where am I?"He asked to himself.
''You are in a place after deletion young Enzo Matrix" A serious and powerful voice said.
"Who are you?" He shouted back ''...And how do you know me?"
"I couldn't tell you who I am, but I could tell you that I am more powerful than anyone in your world"The voice said. "And no I am not a virus"He continued before Matrix could ask something else.
"Your time hasn't come Enzo Matrix. There is a lot of people that need you down. But I am not here to choose for you. Go toward the light and you'll find peace forever or go toward the hole here and you'll go back to your friends and family, but you'll have to fight for your life because your body has been damaged. If you do not survive this time, you wouldn't have to choose. We would chose for you"The voice said.
Matrix doesn't really thought about it and he went toward the light.
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Megabyte was walking in the corridors searching for his new viral when he finally found her.
"Ah, AndrAIa "She spun around quickly, ready to attack.
"Oh, I am sorry my Lord. I didn't knew it was you " She said.
"My dear, you thought that I couldn't infect you because you didn't gave me your icon. Tsk, tsk, tsk bad girl"He said back.
"That was me before my Lord. I was a stupid sprite but now I am a new sprite"The game sprite said.
Megabyte put his arms around her shoulders and they walked back to the war room.
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Matrix was walking toward this attracting light. He was about to touch it when he stopped, seeing someone approach him. He could see the silhouette of a woman. When she came face to face with him he could clearly see her. His eyes went wide as e realized who really she was. He had saw her numerous times on pictures and had heard a lot of good things on her. The woman stroke gently his cheek and a smile played on her pale blue lips. She had a turquoise skin with long deep forest green hair. Her eyes were purple, a soft and pale purple. Her smile remind Matrix of his sister. She was looking just like Dot and was as beautiful as her. The same eyes.
"My little baby boy.." She said.
"Mom?" He said puzzled. She just nodded slightly. Matrix had never knew really his mother. She had deleted before he could even talk.
"For all the hours I've been watching after you. I can finally see you. I can finally see that you became a man. A good man.." She said "with a bad temper like your daddy" She added laughing a little.
"How?When?Why?" He wanted to demand things to her, to know more about her. She laughed seeing his weird expression.
"I don't think you need to know anything else and I wonder what you are doing here. Your sister need you and you need her" She stated.
"But I don't want to go. It is peaceful here. I never felt like that" He said with a big smile.
"It is your decision my baby." She said as she waited for his decision.
Matrix was about to say something when he thought of AndrAIa. He whispered her name. In a flash, he saw playing in his head all his good moments with AndrAIa. When he met her for the first time, when she was always beside his hospital's bed making him laugh, when he admit his love for her, when they kissed for the first time...He shook his head and looked at his mother then at the black hole that could take him back to his friends and family.
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Megabyte entered the war room. As he enter, the alias disappear in a million of pixels. AndrAIa entered just after him, smiling as evily as Megabyte.
''AndrAIa! Oh no! Megabyte got you too" Enzo said weakly.
"You better shut up boy or I'll have to do the same thing my alias did to you'' The Trojan virus shouted angrily. Enzo didn't go any further. AndrAIa walked toward him and take his chin with her hand.
"Poor little boy. Are you scare?" She asked innocently. Enzo looked away from her eyes.
"You should be!" AndrAIa yelled tightening her grips on his face.
"AndrAIa! Remember what I told you. The Mainframers are for me" He commended.
''Yes my Lord, I am sorry" She apologize.
"Those cameras are not back!'' He yelled making all his virals to jump."Make those zombies work a little. I am tired of seeing them walking around" He continued pointing at the binomes he had infected.
"Heir Doctor!'' He said turning to the other vidwindows. "I wish you have good news for me"
"We are now taking over the rebels outside" The scared binome lied.
"Good. Good. Now put those speakers on"
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''Enzo damn wake up!" Bob was now yelling at the renegade and was shaking his body violently. Bob tried hard not to cry in front of the surfer. He knew all was lost for Matrix. His body was already cold. The guardian swallowed the ball which started to form in his throat. All emotions were mixed inside him.
''I don't think it would be really useful to shake him more mate..I am sorry" Ray said putting a hand on Bob's shoulder. Ray could see a tear roll down his cheek but he wiped it quickly.
"Goodbye Enzo.." Bob said in a whisper ,his voice filled with pain.
"Attention! Attention Mainframers! Not that I want to disturb you in your little party." Megabyte said with sarcasm through the speakers. Everyone trapped inside looked up, anger and hate showing on their faces.
"I just want to state to anyone that want to hear it, that the hunt is not finished and that two of your companions are mine. The delicious game sprite is now mine and for the renegade, well , look like he's not in this world anymore.*laughs*" Megabyte continued."If you are listening Mrs.Matrix, I want to tell you that the 'copy' is in good health. He is injured a lot and I like it. Now the hunt is continuing...... and let's see how good are your visual capacities " As Megabyte finished his speech, the corridors of the P.O were suddenly plunged in the dark.
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Dot fell on the ground crying. Her brother was deleted. How could Megabyte even thought about that. She sat down on the floor, head on her arms, and started yelling, not because she was crying but because she was enraged. Mouse managed to follow the sound to find Dot in the dark. She finally fell the Command.com arms.
"Shhh, sugah. It is going to be alright" The hacker said trying to comfort her.
"No it's not going to be alright! Why everyone say that to me! It's not alright! My brother got deleted and the other one is going to be deleted, so don't tell me it's going to be alright! This is all my fault, I betrayed Bob, I let Megabyte take over the P.O, I let him delete my brother, I let him infect AndrAIa..it's enough! I am going to the war room and Megabyte should watch his ascii because I would delete him!I don't care if it cost my own life but I would not let him hurt anyone else!'' Dot screamed at the top of her lunge. She got up and wiped her tears away from her face. She clenched her fists tightly. Now a big fire was growing bigger and bigger inside her. She was only seeing red.
"Dark or not I'll get you Megabyte!" She said but she was interrupted when she heard a familiar voice.
"Warning! Incoming a game! Warning! Incoming a game!" a female voice said.
For a second, everyone in and outside the P.O stopped what they were doing and looked up as the sky became purple.
Disclaimers : ReBoot, his characters and his places are not mine. They are Mainframe Entertainment's. I'm not making money out of this.
Timeline : Nanoseconds-Seconds
Nanos-Minutes
Second-Hours
Minutes-Months
Cycles-Years
Chapter 1: The Hunt
''And prepare yourself for the hunt!''
Megabyte's voice rang through the halls of the Principal Office sending chill through the sprites that were trapped. Bob looked up, trying to calm himself. He was looking angry and it was rare to see him like that.
''What is he talking about?''Matrix yelled.
Bob looked at the renegade. He was angry too. He was holding his gun tightly and his bionic eye was turning red.
''Revenge'' Bob replied simply.
"If he want revenge that what he's going to have'' Matrix said.''We have to find AndrAIa and the others before he do something to them...if he touch to one of her hair..''He continued.
''Easy there Matrix. We're going to head for the war room. But before we have to see who's out and who's in the room. Glitch, show me all vital activities in the Principal Office.'' Bob said.
The keytool beeped and showed him the scan.
''Five sprites are out..two sprites and some binomes are trapped with Megabyte'' Bob read.
The two men looked briefly at each other. Both were thinking about the women they loved.
''Let's go!'' Bob finally said before starting running.
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Dot sat in a corner. She put her arms around her head. She was having the worst headache she ever had. Those two stupid bots were not stopping yelling.
''SHUT THE FAQ UP!''She yelled.
''Did you hear that Slack?''
''Of course I hear it I'm not deaf''
''Who said that you were deaf?''
''You just said it''
''I didn't said that, I said that Dot said a bad word''
''Dot just said a bad word?''
''Yeah, you said you heard it''
''No, I never....''
''ENOUGH'' Dot screamed.''If I hear another word coming from your mouths I would delete you!'' She continued.
''But..''The red bot started saying.
''BOTH OF YOU!''
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In the war room Megabyte was having control of everything and everyone that was inside. The Trojan virus was proud of himself. He was finally going to have his revenge. After the pain they caused him, they were going to pay, pay for everything and after their deletion MegaFrame would rise again.
''Is everything ready Heir Doctor?'' He asked the french-like binome.
''Everything is perfect Lord Megabyte. The codes are all changed and everything is under your viral control'' He pushed a button and vidwindows appeared in front of the virus showing any activities inside the P.O.
''You're not going to get away with this virus!''The small green boy yelled struggling in his father's robotic arms.
''Oh yeah, and what are you going to do boy? Hit me with your yo-yo or your little arms?'' Megabyte said walking over to him and pausing at inches from the boy's face.
''Bob's going to fire energy blast at you and Matrix's going to blow your head off!''He replied.
''Ah, and you think that your pathetic friends can go against me?! I have already win'' Then he whispered ''And you're going to see your loved one on this vidwindow getting deleted by me''
Enzo looked shocked and scared. What would happen if he loose his family? He was starting to think that it was really going to happen. That thought scared him more than anything. He looked at the virus , fear in his eyes. Megabyte just laughed. He ordered a binome to open the door. The big metal door opened slowly. Megabyte didn't move. He closed his eyes and concentrated. He clenched his teeth and yelled of pain. A double of him got out of his body. Megabyte looked at his alias with a smile.
''Perfect''He muttered.
''Let's play'' He said heading for the door.
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AndrAIa looked around. She was really worried. She had to admit that she have never been so scared in all her life and Megabyte's speech hadn't helped much. The game sprite was shaking.
''Come on Mouse, you are the greatest hacker in the whole net. You can do that!'' AndrAIa urged.
''Ah'm sorry sugah but he's changing all tah codes faster than me.'' The hacker said without turning.
''I'm sorry. I'm just worried'' She replied looking down.
Mouse just put a hand on the game sprite's shoulder before returning back to her work. She was not going to let a stupid virus won over her. She was the greatest hacker. Frustrated, she punched the walls.
''Mouse, I hear footsteps coming toward us. To the left''AndrAIa whispered.
Mouse was going to say something when she interrupted her.
''No, it's not Matrix or Bob. The footsteps are too slow and heavy.We have to get out of there'' AndrAIa answered
Both women glanced at each others. AndrAIa was thinking about her life. It was like she could see all the happy moments again in her head. She was interrupted in her thoughts when Mouse took her by the arms and started running.
''Don't look!'' Mouse yelled.
But as they passed the corridor, they couldn't hold themselves and looked to their left. In the corridor, the menacing virus was standing there, waiting for them to come out, a menacing smile played across his lips. It was like the hall he was coming from was dark, like he was the devil himself. Claws out, he smiled at the two. That just only make the women more scared. Suddenly, he shot a tentacle at them.
''Mouse watch out!'' AndrAIa yelled.
Mouse took out her katana but it was too late. The gray tentacle enrolled around her waist and send her flying in the air. Mouse fell hardly on the floor.
''Mouse! NOOO!!'' AndrAIa yelled.
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''Goooooddddd evening ladies and gentlemen! Here your favorite appliance Mike the TV!!!! Here we are ladies and gentlemen in front of the P.O where our heroes have been trapped inside by the virus Megabyte. Would they survive this? We don't know! We...Ack!!!''
Several ABC's came firing at Mike's crew. The screen went black and we heard Mike yell ''Run for your life!''
In front of Dot's Diner, a crowd of binomes were watching Mainframe Special Report. The binomes has got there to know more about what their heroes were doing but they found the diner empty.
''We have to get out of this system! We're all going to get deleted!'' a round female binome yelled in the crowd.
''Yeah she's right!'' Another one yelled.
A squared binome climbed on a bench near. He has black and gray hair and a green outfit.
''Silence people! You think get out of there is the solution?'' He said.
''Yeah!'' Several people shouted.
'' Why don't we try to go in there and help them? ''He said back.
''Are you crazy!? Megabyte is inside and ABC's are protecting the P.O!'' A man said.
"Megabyte may be inside but you forgot that it's our heroes that is in there too. They always did everything to protect us. Remember who fought Megabyte when he first arrive, remember who got lost in the games trying to protect the system, remember who came bang on our door to save us when the system was about to crash and remember who fought the super virus Daemon. It was them. And now we are standing there and not doing anything for them. After all that had happen in Mainframe. We are a big team..Mainframe would always endure.'' The black and gray haired binome said.
Everyone looked down. What he had say was true.
''Who's coming with me?'' He asked.
''I'm coming''
''I'm coming too''
''And you can count on me too'' shouted several people.
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''Mouse, NOOO!''
The hacker got up and shaked her head. Megabyte shot another tentacle at her.
''Mouse!'' AndrAIa yelled. She ran and pushed Mouse and herself out of the way. The two women held onto each other and looked at the virus. Megabyte charged at them, claws out. They were frozen by panic and were not fast enough. Megabyte caught them in his big hands. Mouse kicked hardly in Megabyte's chest while AndrAIa tried to punch him.
''Quiet!'' The virus yelled.
He punched Mouse in the face and sent her flying again at the other side of the corridor. The hacker was going to go after him but a massive metal door closed in front of her. She yelled of rage.
''Ah, finally the game sprite AndrAIa'' Megabyte said.
''What do you want virus?'' She asked trying to breath.
''What I want? It'll be too long to explain my dear'' He answered.
''You know, you are really pretty. It's too bad you are hanging with a loser you would have make a really good viral.'' He continued smiling evilly.
AndrAIa looked at him disgusted.
''Matrix is not a loser like you. He'll never be like you!'' She yelled.
"He is maybe not like me. But look at who have the power and the control now. Why don't you join me dear?''
''Never! I prefer deletion!" She spat.
''I was just waiting for this!'' He replied.
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Dot was still sitting on the ground when she heard a beeping sound. She looked down and realized that it was her organizer. She opened it.
''Cyrus!'' She said surprised.
''Mrs Matrix we are ready to figth and waiting for your orders.'' said the gray and black haired binome.
''What?!'' She replied.
Cyrus turned the vidwindow to show her a crowd of binomes waiting with different weapons in hand.
'' This is fantastic Cyrus! I think I've got a plan.'' Dot said smiling to herself.
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Megabyte smashed AndrAIa on the wall with his big hands. The game sprite just closed her eyes tightly. When she returned back to herself, she managed to get free and she ran as fast as she could in the way catching her trident that had fell on the ground earlier. She turned around fast enough to block another of Megabyte's blow. The virus shot a tentacle at her but she blocked it again. She smashed Megabyte in the chest with her trident making a little scratch. But, he shot another tentacle that made her loose her balance. Her trident fell on the ground again. AndrAIa backed away from Megabyte but there was a wall and she was trapped.
"Surrender now game sprite! Give me your icon and join me!''He said.
''Never!''She yelled.
With rage, he planted his claws in her arms to hold her. AndrAIa yelled in pain. He raised his hand again to finish her off when he fell a sharp pain in his back. When he turned around someone punched him.
''Nobody fool around with tha Mouse!'' The hacker said.
Mouse took AndrAIa in her arms quickly and ran to the other side of the corridor. She taped a code and the metal door started to close. Megabyte was not going to let them go, he ran but it was too late for him. The door was closed. He punched it but it was useless.
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"Lord Megabyte!'' a binome yelled.
"What!"The virus yelled back.
''It's look like some people are approaching the Principal Ofiice"He replied.
"Well, you don't need my advice. JUST DELETE THEM!" Megabyte yelled again through clenched teeth.
He looked back were the two women had gone. At the same moment the real Megabyte thought that it would be better to take control of the alias to see what was going on. He closed his eyes and concentrated. When he reopened his eyes, he was in the war room in front of the vidwindows. The young Matrix boy was still yelling.
"What is going on here Heir Doctor!?" He asked.
''I am sorry Lord Megabyte, the boy have gone completely random" the binome replied.
''Nibble, just punch him and put your hand over his mouth"Megabyte commanded to Welman.
The null bot did what he said.
''I am sorry Enzo. This is not going to end like this Megabyte. Why are you doing this? Remember I was your creator." Welman said.
The virus looked like he was thinking for a moment. In a way Welman Matrix had created him. Megabyte was feeling weird inside him. He shake his head and laughed.
"You fool you think you can have me with your little speech! You're not my creator! You're just a living talking null! Go away now'' He said.
The null bot didn't even reply and his body moved away.
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Three binomes were standing in front of the P.O. Several Megabyte's ABCs advanced toward them.
''Are they random or what?'' A viral binome said to his copilot.
''I don't know, but they are going to regret this'' The other one replied.
''You three we order you to give us your icon or you get deleted''He shouted in the intercom of his ABC.
''We would like to surrender'' Cyrus said with a smile.
One ABC moved slowly and when he was about to touch he ground, several cars of all kind appeared and started firing at the ABCs. The binome were in their normal cars with guns in hands while other binome, on the ground, were trying to enter the Principal Office armed with sword or guns. They were chasing the ABCs ,no matter if it cost them their life, they were ready to do something for Mainframe.
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"What!" The Trojan virus yelled.
Megabyte grabbed Heir Doctor by the neck.
"Everything will be fine my Lord! Look at them, they have no chance against us'' He said, scared of the virus.
''I want you to delete them all. Understand?"
''Ye..ess'' Heir Doctor replied.
Megabyte concentrated again and he returned to himself inside the halls of the P.O. His eyes stayed closed and his body started to shake. He murmured something to himself. Then suddenly his body became thinner, smaller and then changed completely. He had shape shift.
He looked at his new body and smiled. He passed a green hand in his dark green hair.
''They can't get away this long from me" he said with Dot's voice.
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Mouse put AndrAIa in a corner.
''Sugah do ya hear me?" She asked worriedly as she looked at the game sprite that had her eyes still closed.
AndrAIa opened her eyes slowly.
''Mouse"She said."You save my life, thank you" She continued.
''Nah, it's ok sugah. Ya know you have survived tha mighty Megabyte?" The hacker said.
AndrAIa smiled faintly but her smile disappear as she looked at her arm. There was energy everywhere. It was really painful.
''I think ya need something to stop energy ran out of yar body"
Mouse ripped the bottom of her pants and rolled the piece tightly around her wound.
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Bob and Matrix were running. A door closed in front of them making them stop suddenly. They're goal was to get to the war room.
''Argg!!!I'm tired of all this,everytime we try a to get to this room a door have to fall on our head'' Matrix said.
He punched the walls with rage. He fell a hand on his shoulder.
''Relax Matrix, I know this is real hard but we have to''Bob said trying to calm him down.
"Can't you understand! Megabyte is there,controlling the Principal Office. Maybe he have AndrAIa..I don't want anything to happen to her...I want to end this now because it's all my fault...I turned you down and it's enough for me"He shouted looking away.
''This is not your fault Enzo. No one could have predicted this thing with Megabyte. You know. I was real mad at everyone but I guess for some reason I forgot who were my real friends. And I am no longer mad at everyone" Bob said.
"I am sorry Bob" Matrix whispered.
"It's ok. Let get rid of Megabyte now" He said smiling.
"And what are we going to do with the closing door" The renegade asked.
''Um..I don't know" He replied
"Have a plan in your head Guardian?" Matrix said back.
Bob simply smiled.
Megabyte was walking slowly when he heard someone yell.
"Dot!!!" Bob yelled.
Bob ran to her and took her in his arms.
"Dear User sis! Does Megabyte did something to you?" Matrix asked.
"No I'm fine really" The fake Dot replied with a smile.
"Have you seen AndrAIa?" Matrix asked worriedly.
"I am afraid she is trapped in the war room with Megabyte." 'Dot' answered looking down. Megabyte suppressed a smile, he had touched a sensitive cord. He could see that the renegade was down. Now all he have to do is smile when come the occasion and act like a sensible command.com that love that stupid guardian.
"I am happy to have find you back Bob" 'She' said.
Bob smiled back but his smile disappear and he pushed 'her'.
"Wait a minute! What tell me that you are Dot? What is the password?" Bob asked.
Bob and the others had created a password to caught Megabyte if he tried to shape shift again. But the Mainframers didn't knew that Megabyte was in the war room as Mike when they had created this password.
" Twin City" 'She' answered.
"Good. At least we know it's really you" Bob replied hugging her.
The two looked back at the big green guy that was now sitting, hands over his face. Again Megabyte suppressed a smile. He enjoyed so much playing with them. Megabyte decided to play the big sister. As much as he hated Matrix, he was loving to see him like that.
" What is it Enzo?" 'She' asked softly.
"Nothing! Go away!" He replied hardly.
"Listen little bro, I know it must be hard for you..."
"No you don't know" He yelled "This virus is surely doing something to her right now "
"Now listen to me! If you don't shut up, she'll be in much trouble" 'She' yelled.
Both men looked at her surprised. Megabyte had lose it again but he tried to take himself back.
"I am sorry. It must be the stress and oh forget it" 'She' said.
"It's ok we are all stressed. Let move!" Bob said.
Matrix got up and they started to walk. Often the big renegade would look at his 'sister' with a suspicious look. For him, 'she' was looking real weird and he was not liking that. A part of him was thinking that she was Megabyte and another part was telling him that she was the real Dot because she knew the password.
"Ok, now we have to go this way and were in front of the war room." 'Dot' said.
Just as they turned the corner, another door at the end of the corridor started to close.
''Run!" Bob yelled "Matrix try to run faster and hold the door up"
"So that is your genius plan" Matrix said back.
"Just do it!''
Matrix ran at his fastest speed and arrived before the others. The door was half closed. Matrix put his two hands on the door and tried hard to retain it. His muscles were aching.
"Bob I am not going to hold long enough!" Matrix said.
"You go first Dot!'' Bob said. 'Dot' did what he said.
"Go on Bob! I'll go after you!" Matrix yelled.
As soon as Bob passed, 'Dot' pushed him quickly and 'she' returned on the other side of the door pushing Matrix.
''No!!! It's Megabyte!" Bob yelled, but it was too late, the door was closed and another one closed behind him. He was trapped.
Matrix spun around looking at his 'sister'.
"What do you think you were doing!" He yelled at 'her'.
"I am just doing my job of virus, boy!" Megabyte said smiling.
With a cry of rage, Matrix charged at Megabyte. The virus didn't make a move and just continued smiling evily. As Matrix approached him, he shape shifted into AndrAIa. He had take her code too when he attacked her, just as he had take the code from Dot when he kissed her. Matrix stopped in front of him.
"So, you are not acting the same now....Lover" 'She' said.
Matrix bionic eye turned red and his gun flew to his hand. He pointed it at the Trojan virus.
"I know you are not going to do this boy." Megabyte said looking straight into the renegade eyes.
"You are too afraid, you are never going to shot me"
Matrix's arms started to shake. He looked at the virus with hate. It was like his finger didn't want to pull the trigger. The person he was seeing in front of him was the woman he loved. How could he fire at... her. As he looked back, the fake game sprite was now smiling seductively at him. He wanted to take her in his arms but...He shook his head violently. This was Megabyte not AndrAIa and if he could shift into her it was because something happened to her.
"What did you do with AndrAIa virus!'' He yelled.
"Nothing happen to me. See, I am there" 'She' said back trying to have him.
'She' walked slowly. Turning around him. Each movments 'she' was making he was pointing his gun at her.
"Come on just fire. I know you can't do that." 'She' said smiling.
Matrix looked away, he was right. Never he would shoot at her even if he knew that Megabyte was behind this. His mind don't wanted to shoot. His hand trembled and the gun fell on the floor.
"I knew it" Megabyte said."You are just a loser!"
Suddenly Megabyte took back his normal form and shot a tentacle at Matrix. The renegade yelled in pain as the tentacle rolled tightly around his waist. Megabyte sent him flying , head first, in a wall. Matrix crashed through it hardly. He didn't have time to get up when the virus smashed one of his big fist on his face. He slided to the other side of the halls. He shook his head and put a hand to his lips. He feel the hot blue liquid on his hand. The virus advanced again and punched him on the chest several times. He was going to punch him again when Matrix grabbed his arms, stopping him. This time the Cadet Guardian, pushed Megabyte away. He got up and ran after the virus, smashing him into a nearby wall. He gave back all the punch the virus had give him.
"Let me show you my new strength boy!" Megabyte said taking Matrix up in the air and throwing him with force on the ground.
Megabyte extended his claws. He came to kill him but the renegade pushed back and only got a huge scratch over his torso. Angrily, the virus started to punch the renegade until he was losing a lot of energy. Then he took him by the neck and slammed him into the wall.
"Tell me, are you liking that?" Megabyte said laughing in front of his face.
Matrix gasped for air as Megabyte tightened his grip.
"What..did..you do...to...her?'' Matrix asked with the force that was left in him.
"Ah, yeah your little friend AndrAIa. I just played with her a little. It is nothing compared to what I'll do to her when I get my hands on her. I'll just play a little more "He whispered in Matrix ear.
"You...virus...you better...not..put..y..our dirty hands..on her'' He replied.
"Ah, what I am going to do with you boy? Delete you or infect you? This is a though choice" Megabyte said tightening his grips again over Matrix's throat.
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''Those blasted doors!" Bob yelled. He had tried many time to make explodes the door with glitch.
"Glitch, energy blast!" He tried again but the door stayed intact.
Phong and some scientists of Mainframe had made up those special door to block attacks of any introducers but right now it was not helping Bob. He couldn't hear what was going on, on the other side but he knew Matrix was in real danger. How could he had believed that Megabyte was Dot? Now, he was feeling like he had betrayed her too.
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"No Matrix!!" Enzo yelled as he watched everything on the vidwindow. He struggled against Welman's arms.
"Dad, let me go!" He shouted.
"I'm sorry Enzo" He said sadly.
Welman would have cried if he had been a sprite. He was watching his own son trying to stay alive. Just to think that his son would die and that he never talked to him was breaking his heart. At this time he remembered Mairi, his wife. She had died when Enzo was just a little baby. She had manipulate lot of dangerous products in her life that caused a very rare illness. Welman remembered her last words like it was yesterday. She had said: "Take care of my little baby boy and of Dot. Please protect them. I love you." He broke his promess to her.
The alias laughed. They were looking so miserable now. They had thought Matrix was the strongest but he had beat him.
"You see now. Who's is the most powerful" The alias said.
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"Hey sugah, you look kinda pale. Yah sure your ahright." The hacker asked."AndrAIa?"
"Umm, you were saying?" She replied.
AndrAIa was really looking pale and tired since the fight with Megabyte. She doesn't know what was happening to her.
"Why don't ya sit down a little?"
"No! We have to keep going. I have to find Matrix before Megabyte do something to him" She said.
"Sugah, yah didn't look good and I don't like it. Sit down" She commended to her. The game sprite finally gave up and sat down.
"But Matrix.." she said.
"Listen sugah. I know yah really love him and yah really care about him. But Ah think Matrix is a big boy and he could beat up Megabyte. He did it once, he could do it twice" Mouse explained.
AndrAIa just smiled. Matrix was pretty mighty but she fear with Megabyte new abilities, he must not win this time.
"Now let me see yahr arms" She said. Mouse took off the piece of clothes and what surprised at what she saw. AndrAIa's injure was slightly glowing green.
"Like Bob would say, this is bad, very bad'' The hacker said.
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"Cyrus! How are you holding out there?" Dot asked the binome through the vidwindow of her organizer.
"We are taking over them Mrs. Matrix" Cyrus said proudly.
"Good, keep it up!" She said back before closing the connection. "Come on guys!"
The two bots automatically followed Dot. Dot was trying to get to the war room too. She had to save her little baby brother and finish all of this, once and for all.
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The alias slammed his fist through a vidwindow.
"What is going on!'' He shouted. "Colonel! How come those rebels are not destroyed yet?"
"Um...I am sorry Lord Megabyte..they seem stronger than we thought." The binome replied with fear.
"If ,they are not destroyed, it is you that I'll destroy!" With that Megabyte closed the vidwindow and turned to the others.
"Ah so Mrs.Matrix is behind all this." As the virus looked at the screen, he saw that Dot was going toward Mouse and AndrAIa. For a moment, he wanted to put a door in Dot's path but he decided it was better to just let her go to Mouse and AndrAIa.
"I am sure they would have a lot of fun with the game sprite later'' He said to himself smiling.
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''What is it Mouse?! Don't tell me I am infected..." AndrAIa said, seeing Mouse's face.
Mouse just simply looked at her. She was infected but she didn't know what to do. She was so young. What would be the effects of Megabyte's infection on her. With Daemon it had been peace but with Megabyte?
"Ah don't know...Ah....yes you are infected sugah..Ah'm sorry" The hacker said putting a hand on her shoulder. She couldn't lie to her. ''Look like your system is fighting the infection"
"What would happen when I would not be able to fight it?" AndrAIa asked worriedly.
"Ah don't know sugah, Ah really don't know"
The two stayed there in silence when AndrAIa heard something.
"Now don't tell me it's Megabyte again!" Mouse said, looking at her.
"No, no it sound like..like Hack and Slash!" The game sprite shouted with joy.
Soon, Hack and Slash turned the corner with Dot shaking her head. The two were fighting over 'who pushed the button last time'.
"DOT!" Both women yelled. They ran to her and hugged her.
''Mouse! AndrAIa! I am glad to see you two!" Dot said not wanting to let the two go. Finally she was not alone.
''Wait a minute!" Mouse said taking her katana'' What told us that you are not Megabyte!"
"I've been with Hack and Slash since I left the war room, just ask them" Dot said.
"Yeah, she's been always with us!" Slash said.
"Yeah always with us" Hack replied.
"I just said that"
"Yeah and I just repeated it"
"You weren't obligated to do it"
"Well, I just did it.."
"BOYS!" The three women yelled.
"Why can't I shut my mouth sometimes" Dot commented to herself regretting what she had said."Hey what happened to your arm AndrAIa?"
"Megabyte kind of attacked me....and infected me" She answered looking down.
''No!" Dot whispered. Rage was starting to grow deep inside her. He had hurt her. Now he was hurting her friends and infecting the one she always considered like a sister. She hated Megabyte more than anything. She was starting to hate him more than her brother.
Mouse explained to her everything that had happen with Megabyte.
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" If you were able to hack this door, you could open every other doors here!" Dot said with hope.
"I am sorry sugah, but every single doors in this Principal Office are sound proofed, anti-attack and have a different code which Megabyte all changed." Mouse replied.
" Ah...I forget that"
"But there is one thing we could do" Mouse said with a small smile looking at the camera.
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"Infect you or delete you?" The Trojan virus asked to himself again.
He looked at Matrix with an evil smile. The renegade's head was becoming purple. He was trying to inhale all the air he could get. With a laugh, the virus slammed him into the walls really hard. Matrix's head hit it and his body went limp.
" Why not letting you get delete yourself.All alone'' Megabyte said.
He walked toward him and touched his body. He didn't felt his core com beating.
"Goodbye Mr.Matrix and have a nice trip to hell" He whispered
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Bob was trying and trying to get out of this trap. He knew after Matrix it would be him. He was going to try to escape again when a portal open up in front of him. He shielded his eyes for a moment and heard a familiar voice.
"Hiya mate! What is going on here?" The familiar voice with an aussie accent asked.
"Ray! If you knew how happy I am to see you" The guardian replied
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''Mouse you are the greatest hacker!" Dot shouted hugging Mouse.
Mouse hacked the camera system of the P.O. By now Megabyte should have problems seeing them.
"Girls, I don't think I feel too good" AndrAIa said behind them. She was starting to have an headache and it was becoming stronger at each nanos.
"What is going on?" Dot asked putting a hand on her shoulder.
"My...head...hurt." The game sprite managed to said back. She put her hands over her head. She couldn't support this anymore. She heard a voice in her head. It was Megabyte's.
"You are mine! You are going to become viral. Go to the dark side" The voice said.
"NO!" She yelled "I am not yours! I don't belong to anyone!"
Dot and Mouse looked at each others worriedly and tried to calm her down.
"It's going to be ok AndrAIa. Fight. We are here with you" Dot said reassuring.
''AAAAHHHH!!" The pain was to hard to support for AndrAIa and she fell on the ground yelling.
"No!No!No!" She continued to yell.
"Fight AndrAIa!" She thought. She tried to concentrate herself but she couldn't. Suddenly, she stopped yelling and moving.
"AndrAIa?" Mouse said walking toward her slowly.
AndrAIa got up and turned to face Dot and Mouse. Her eyes were glowing red and her icon was black and green. She double clicked her icon to change her outfit. When the green light disappear around her, she was wearing a black top with black leather pant. Her boots were now all black too. She looked straight in the two older women eyes and extended her nails.
"Uh oh....AH!" Dot yelled as AndrAIa jumped on them. Savagely, she tried to lung her nails at them. Dot and Mouse could only dodge her attacks. They couldn't hurt her, after all she was their friend. With rage, AndrAIa punched Dot in the face.
'' Ah am sorry if Ah have tah do that sugah" Mouse said to her. She pushed the game sprite violently away. She got up and help Dot.
"How could you.." Dot started to said. She looked at her friend. Her sad look was quickly replaced by one of hate. It was like a fire was growing inside her.
"I'll got you for that Megabyte!" She shouted through clenched teeth.
"Come on Dot" Mouse said. Dot turned and started running after Mouse.
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"You stupid binomes, I want the camera to work!" Megabyte's alias said extending his claws and smashed the vidwindows.
" You ..would..never..win.virus" said the voice of an old sprite coming from the floor.
"You shut your mouth poor old senile" The alias said kicking Phong.
" Phong is right you would not get away with this!'' Little Enzo said from across the room.
Tears were still running down his cheek and his eyes were red. He had cried so hard when he saw Matrix getting deleted. The alias had laughed at him all the time. He always thought Matrix was the strongest. He was starting to like the big guy..his brother. He could see that his father was sad too. He had gone silent since.
Having enough of hearing the young boy, the alias ordered Welman to come near him with the boy. The robotic body advanced. Welman has no control over it.
"Now, now, if I hear another word coming from your little mouth, I'll shut you up myself" He said.
" Yeah right! So come on shut me up Megabreath! I am not afraid of you! I am Little Matrix! You'll pay for what you did to him and to AndrAIa! So shut me up if you want I don't care!" He yelled.
The virus slammed his fists in the boy face. Welman's body let Enzo and he fell on the ground.
"So if you are Litlle Matrix then maybe you would like to delete like him" Megabyte's alias said as he took him by the neck. Seeing the fear in the boy's eyes, he let him fell on the ground.
"You'll be the last one to delete" He said. "Welman take him away from me"
Enzo looked up at him, energy running down his little face. His father took him and went away.
"I am sorry, son" Welman said.
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"Now on with the guardian" The real Megabyte said walking away from Matrix's body. He taped a code on a console and the door opened.
"What!?" He yelled. No one was in the trap he had created. He remembered pushing the guardian in it. Now, how could he have gone.
"Wherever you are guardian, I'll got you. Later or sooner. I have all my time" He said to himself returning the way he had entered.
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"He is gone, we can get out of here'' said a voice. Two sprites got out from behind a beam.
''Wow, Ray I thought Mouse only could do that" Bob said amazed.
"Well mate, she learned it to me. You have a lot to learn little guardian" Ray replied.
"Come on, we have to find Matrix..." He didn't even finish his sentence seeing Matrix's body on the ground. He ran to him.
"Oh no!Enzo!Enzo!Wake up!"He shouted.
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Matrix woke up in a dark place.
"Where am I?"He asked to himself.
''You are in a place after deletion young Enzo Matrix" A serious and powerful voice said.
"Who are you?" He shouted back ''...And how do you know me?"
"I couldn't tell you who I am, but I could tell you that I am more powerful than anyone in your world"The voice said. "And no I am not a virus"He continued before Matrix could ask something else.
"Your time hasn't come Enzo Matrix. There is a lot of people that need you down. But I am not here to choose for you. Go toward the light and you'll find peace forever or go toward the hole here and you'll go back to your friends and family, but you'll have to fight for your life because your body has been damaged. If you do not survive this time, you wouldn't have to choose. We would chose for you"The voice said.
Matrix doesn't really thought about it and he went toward the light.
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Megabyte was walking in the corridors searching for his new viral when he finally found her.
"Ah, AndrAIa "She spun around quickly, ready to attack.
"Oh, I am sorry my Lord. I didn't knew it was you " She said.
"My dear, you thought that I couldn't infect you because you didn't gave me your icon. Tsk, tsk, tsk bad girl"He said back.
"That was me before my Lord. I was a stupid sprite but now I am a new sprite"The game sprite said.
Megabyte put his arms around her shoulders and they walked back to the war room.
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Matrix was walking toward this attracting light. He was about to touch it when he stopped, seeing someone approach him. He could see the silhouette of a woman. When she came face to face with him he could clearly see her. His eyes went wide as e realized who really she was. He had saw her numerous times on pictures and had heard a lot of good things on her. The woman stroke gently his cheek and a smile played on her pale blue lips. She had a turquoise skin with long deep forest green hair. Her eyes were purple, a soft and pale purple. Her smile remind Matrix of his sister. She was looking just like Dot and was as beautiful as her. The same eyes.
"My little baby boy.." She said.
"Mom?" He said puzzled. She just nodded slightly. Matrix had never knew really his mother. She had deleted before he could even talk.
"For all the hours I've been watching after you. I can finally see you. I can finally see that you became a man. A good man.." She said "with a bad temper like your daddy" She added laughing a little.
"How?When?Why?" He wanted to demand things to her, to know more about her. She laughed seeing his weird expression.
"I don't think you need to know anything else and I wonder what you are doing here. Your sister need you and you need her" She stated.
"But I don't want to go. It is peaceful here. I never felt like that" He said with a big smile.
"It is your decision my baby." She said as she waited for his decision.
Matrix was about to say something when he thought of AndrAIa. He whispered her name. In a flash, he saw playing in his head all his good moments with AndrAIa. When he met her for the first time, when she was always beside his hospital's bed making him laugh, when he admit his love for her, when they kissed for the first time...He shook his head and looked at his mother then at the black hole that could take him back to his friends and family.
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Megabyte entered the war room. As he enter, the alias disappear in a million of pixels. AndrAIa entered just after him, smiling as evily as Megabyte.
''AndrAIa! Oh no! Megabyte got you too" Enzo said weakly.
"You better shut up boy or I'll have to do the same thing my alias did to you'' The Trojan virus shouted angrily. Enzo didn't go any further. AndrAIa walked toward him and take his chin with her hand.
"Poor little boy. Are you scare?" She asked innocently. Enzo looked away from her eyes.
"You should be!" AndrAIa yelled tightening her grips on his face.
"AndrAIa! Remember what I told you. The Mainframers are for me" He commended.
''Yes my Lord, I am sorry" She apologize.
"Those cameras are not back!'' He yelled making all his virals to jump."Make those zombies work a little. I am tired of seeing them walking around" He continued pointing at the binomes he had infected.
"Heir Doctor!'' He said turning to the other vidwindows. "I wish you have good news for me"
"We are now taking over the rebels outside" The scared binome lied.
"Good. Good. Now put those speakers on"
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''Enzo damn wake up!" Bob was now yelling at the renegade and was shaking his body violently. Bob tried hard not to cry in front of the surfer. He knew all was lost for Matrix. His body was already cold. The guardian swallowed the ball which started to form in his throat. All emotions were mixed inside him.
''I don't think it would be really useful to shake him more mate..I am sorry" Ray said putting a hand on Bob's shoulder. Ray could see a tear roll down his cheek but he wiped it quickly.
"Goodbye Enzo.." Bob said in a whisper ,his voice filled with pain.
"Attention! Attention Mainframers! Not that I want to disturb you in your little party." Megabyte said with sarcasm through the speakers. Everyone trapped inside looked up, anger and hate showing on their faces.
"I just want to state to anyone that want to hear it, that the hunt is not finished and that two of your companions are mine. The delicious game sprite is now mine and for the renegade, well , look like he's not in this world anymore.*laughs*" Megabyte continued."If you are listening Mrs.Matrix, I want to tell you that the 'copy' is in good health. He is injured a lot and I like it. Now the hunt is continuing...... and let's see how good are your visual capacities " As Megabyte finished his speech, the corridors of the P.O were suddenly plunged in the dark.
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Dot fell on the ground crying. Her brother was deleted. How could Megabyte even thought about that. She sat down on the floor, head on her arms, and started yelling, not because she was crying but because she was enraged. Mouse managed to follow the sound to find Dot in the dark. She finally fell the Command.com arms.
"Shhh, sugah. It is going to be alright" The hacker said trying to comfort her.
"No it's not going to be alright! Why everyone say that to me! It's not alright! My brother got deleted and the other one is going to be deleted, so don't tell me it's going to be alright! This is all my fault, I betrayed Bob, I let Megabyte take over the P.O, I let him delete my brother, I let him infect AndrAIa..it's enough! I am going to the war room and Megabyte should watch his ascii because I would delete him!I don't care if it cost my own life but I would not let him hurt anyone else!'' Dot screamed at the top of her lunge. She got up and wiped her tears away from her face. She clenched her fists tightly. Now a big fire was growing bigger and bigger inside her. She was only seeing red.
"Dark or not I'll get you Megabyte!" She said but she was interrupted when she heard a familiar voice.
"Warning! Incoming a game! Warning! Incoming a game!" a female voice said.
For a second, everyone in and outside the P.O stopped what they were doing and looked up as the sky became purple.