As the others left her home, Kida looked at her Net Navi and sighed.
'I don't think Xion ever stopped looking at Mega Man, and I don't think
Roll ever stopped glaring at Xion!' she thought grimly, 'Uhg, she had to
pick a chosen one.'
Xion looked back at Kida and blinked. "Kida? You okay?"
"I'm fine Xion," she answered sharply.
Xion blinked and put her hands up. "Whoa whoa whoa, what just happened here? Didn't you have fun?"
Kida sighed. "I'm sorry, Xion. I shouldn't have yelled at you."
"No worries. Still, is there something wrong?"
She blinked and shook her head. "Nah, nothing that can be helped." The phone rang behind them. Kida picked it up quickly.
"Hello, Navi residence. Oh, hi Dad."
Xion watched her carefully.
"I see. You can't go to the restaurant. Maybe we could do it tomorrow?"
The Net Navi crossed her arms and listened as Kida's smile fell.
"Oh, okay. No really, it's okay Dad, I understand. Yeah, I'll call you tomorrow morning. Bye Dad." She hung up the phone.
"He can't make it?"
Kida sat down again in front of her PET. "No. He can't for quite a while."
Xion sighed, not even bothering to give Kida the usual 'He's-a-busy- man-Kida' speech. All of the sudden, the lights flickered off. Kida looked around. "Aw man, what now?"
Xion looked around too. "I don't know. Nothing's wrong with the electricity-''
There was a loud crash and Xion yelled "KIDA!" right before her PET was shut off.
-----
Lan woke up slowly, with Mega Man looking down at him. "Hey Lan, sleep good?"
"Not really. I kept dreaming a really weird dream over and over."
Mega Man blinked. "Really? What was it about?"
Before Lan could speak, his mother called from downstairs. "Lan! Come here! Quick!"
Lan grabbed the PET and jumped downstairs. "What? Is something wrong??"
She turned up the TV. A young woman was giving an urgent report.
"-Last night at approximately 11:55 at night, local billionaire Denton Navi's 9-year-old daughter, Kidaria Navi-," a picture of her popped up, "- was taken from their home on 13 Avenue. Kidaria's Net Navi, Xion, was the single witness. According to this Net Navi, Kidaria's friends had left her home about ½ an hour earlier, and Kidaria had just gotten off the phone with her father. The lights went off, while there was nothing wrong with the electricity, and the PET was forcibly shut off. The apartment was checked upon at noon today, and there are no signs of struggle. Local police are still searching the household. In other news-''
Lan's mom looked up at him. Lan just kept staring at the TV. "What? How could that be? I was just over at her house. Me and Dex raced to see who could eat more marshmallows in 5 minutes! She gave Yai a manicure-!"
Mega Man looked up at Lan. "Lan, this isn't your fault."
"-I was Net Battling at 11:55! I could have been over there! Then maybe this wouldn't have happened!" He ran outside of his house and ran towards the park.
His mom stood out their door. "Lan!" But he was gone.
-----
Mega Man watched Lan. "Lan, honest, this isn't your fault. What could you have done? You could have gotten hurt, or worse!"
Lan looked up and blinked. "Mega Man, you're a GENIUS!"
Mega Man blinked. "I am?" Lan stood up and tossed his PET in its holder, running off to Yai's house.
-----
Yai blinked at Lan. "A rescue mission? Lan, you can't be serious!"
Malu nodded. "Lan, the police are taking care of this. They know what they're doing!"
Lan nodded to them all. "Oh yeah, I'm serious. Look, the police don't know where to look, we do. Xion is the best chance we have of finding her."
Dex sighed. "Look Lan, she's really cool. I can definitely agree with that. She even had those little chocolate balls that I love, but what good are we gonna do? We have to let the cops handle this."
Tori nodded. "They're right, Lan."
Lan stared in disbelief at his friends. "But, I, you-'' They stopped, and watched him. Lan stood up. "We would've done it for you! For any of you! I know you guys haven't gotten to know her as well as I have, but she's my friend, just like you all are. You don't have to help me, but it'll be a lot easier with all of you helping me. Please help."
They sighed, and looked at each other. A few minutes later, Yai piped up. "Well, she –DID- do a nice job on my nails-''
Dex nodded. "And she had my chocolate balls. Mmm I love those things!"
They all agreed, and started making a plan.
Xion looked back at Kida and blinked. "Kida? You okay?"
"I'm fine Xion," she answered sharply.
Xion blinked and put her hands up. "Whoa whoa whoa, what just happened here? Didn't you have fun?"
Kida sighed. "I'm sorry, Xion. I shouldn't have yelled at you."
"No worries. Still, is there something wrong?"
She blinked and shook her head. "Nah, nothing that can be helped." The phone rang behind them. Kida picked it up quickly.
"Hello, Navi residence. Oh, hi Dad."
Xion watched her carefully.
"I see. You can't go to the restaurant. Maybe we could do it tomorrow?"
The Net Navi crossed her arms and listened as Kida's smile fell.
"Oh, okay. No really, it's okay Dad, I understand. Yeah, I'll call you tomorrow morning. Bye Dad." She hung up the phone.
"He can't make it?"
Kida sat down again in front of her PET. "No. He can't for quite a while."
Xion sighed, not even bothering to give Kida the usual 'He's-a-busy- man-Kida' speech. All of the sudden, the lights flickered off. Kida looked around. "Aw man, what now?"
Xion looked around too. "I don't know. Nothing's wrong with the electricity-''
There was a loud crash and Xion yelled "KIDA!" right before her PET was shut off.
-----
Lan woke up slowly, with Mega Man looking down at him. "Hey Lan, sleep good?"
"Not really. I kept dreaming a really weird dream over and over."
Mega Man blinked. "Really? What was it about?"
Before Lan could speak, his mother called from downstairs. "Lan! Come here! Quick!"
Lan grabbed the PET and jumped downstairs. "What? Is something wrong??"
She turned up the TV. A young woman was giving an urgent report.
"-Last night at approximately 11:55 at night, local billionaire Denton Navi's 9-year-old daughter, Kidaria Navi-," a picture of her popped up, "- was taken from their home on 13 Avenue. Kidaria's Net Navi, Xion, was the single witness. According to this Net Navi, Kidaria's friends had left her home about ½ an hour earlier, and Kidaria had just gotten off the phone with her father. The lights went off, while there was nothing wrong with the electricity, and the PET was forcibly shut off. The apartment was checked upon at noon today, and there are no signs of struggle. Local police are still searching the household. In other news-''
Lan's mom looked up at him. Lan just kept staring at the TV. "What? How could that be? I was just over at her house. Me and Dex raced to see who could eat more marshmallows in 5 minutes! She gave Yai a manicure-!"
Mega Man looked up at Lan. "Lan, this isn't your fault."
"-I was Net Battling at 11:55! I could have been over there! Then maybe this wouldn't have happened!" He ran outside of his house and ran towards the park.
His mom stood out their door. "Lan!" But he was gone.
-----
Mega Man watched Lan. "Lan, honest, this isn't your fault. What could you have done? You could have gotten hurt, or worse!"
Lan looked up and blinked. "Mega Man, you're a GENIUS!"
Mega Man blinked. "I am?" Lan stood up and tossed his PET in its holder, running off to Yai's house.
-----
Yai blinked at Lan. "A rescue mission? Lan, you can't be serious!"
Malu nodded. "Lan, the police are taking care of this. They know what they're doing!"
Lan nodded to them all. "Oh yeah, I'm serious. Look, the police don't know where to look, we do. Xion is the best chance we have of finding her."
Dex sighed. "Look Lan, she's really cool. I can definitely agree with that. She even had those little chocolate balls that I love, but what good are we gonna do? We have to let the cops handle this."
Tori nodded. "They're right, Lan."
Lan stared in disbelief at his friends. "But, I, you-'' They stopped, and watched him. Lan stood up. "We would've done it for you! For any of you! I know you guys haven't gotten to know her as well as I have, but she's my friend, just like you all are. You don't have to help me, but it'll be a lot easier with all of you helping me. Please help."
They sighed, and looked at each other. A few minutes later, Yai piped up. "Well, she –DID- do a nice job on my nails-''
Dex nodded. "And she had my chocolate balls. Mmm I love those things!"
They all agreed, and started making a plan.