Ok, I didn't get ten reviews, but I decided to go ahead and post Chapter five for two very special people who did review it: sTePh and XiaNA fAiRy PriNceSs. I can't thank you both enough for all your support. sTePh, that was a very kind offer and I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. This chapter is respectfully dedicated to you two. I hope it's worthy of such great readers.
Disclaimer: Lucy Server and the two guardians. Everything else belongs to Mainframe Ent. There is one thing I kept forgetting to mention. Yes, I realize how similar some of this fic is to 'The Daemon Conflict' by LadyBard. Especially my description of Daemon. Trust me peeps, you want a good Daemon fic plus a really awesome sequel, go read her fics. You'll love them, I guarantee. I'm sorry if you think I'm copying, but I swear I just borrowed it and I'm giving her full credit for it because she deserves no less for such an awesome fic and for all her hard work.
CHAPTER FIVE
The tension in the air of the War Room was so thick you could cut it with a knife. To add to it, the sprites were overcome with worry for their friend. Still, no one could formulate a good enough plan to rescue Dot. Matrix and Mouse were all for storming the P. O., in the Supercomputer, but Bob, AndrAIa, and Ray insisted that to do so would be committing suicide.
"Look, Bob, all I'm saying is that if were take them by surprise we stand a very good chance to get past the security." Matrix growled. The renegade was very upset that AndrAIa hadn't stood by him with this much like the time with the spectrals.
"Matrix, this is the entire Guardian Collective you're talking about! Hundreds of infected guardians all with key tools. No matter how many you manage to take out, there'll be more to stop you! There has to be another way! Besides, Mainframe doesn't have nearly enough of the resources we'd need for an attack against the Collective." Bob reasoned.
"Bob's right. If we do that, then we won't have a chance to save Dot. There's no way we could get past all those guardians with just the five of us!" AndrAIa agreed.
"Well, sugah, I'd like to know if you have a better idea." Mouse said, crossing her arms and leaning against the circular map of Mainframe.
Bob sighed and rested his hands on the console in front of him. He closed his eyes and said dejectedly, "No, I don't. Dot's the one with all the plans." He opened his eyes when he felt spindly fingers close around his wrist. He opened his eyes and looked to his right. Phong looked at him with a wizened gaze and the amazing patience that only comes with age. He gave Bob a gentle smile then turned to the group. "My children, I have a plan." They gathered around him. "Now, here is what we must do..."
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A female sprite named Lucy was sitting in a spacious and richly decorated room in the guest quarters of the P. O., her sparkling raspberry red eyes focused intently on a green-skinned woman as the she slept. Her mistress had ordered that Lucy tell her the moment the woman woke up, but so far, she hadn't even moved. Lucy knew that her mistress would be mad if she didn't hear from her soon. Daemon was very impatient. Lucy feared making her mad and prayed that the woman would wake up soon as she twisted a gold ring with a single rectangular shaped ruby around on the ring finger of her left hand.
She had been told by one of the guards outside the room that the woman's name was Dot Matrix. Lucy had heard of her. She was close to the two uninfected guardians and she was the Command.com of Mainframe. It was no wonder Mistress Daemon wanted her, but Lucy had been told there was another reason for the Command.com's capture. She didn't know what it was, but she knew it couldn't bode well for the woman.
Her thoughts were interrupted as the Command.com moaned. Dot opened her violet eyes. She looked at her surroundings and sat up quickly when she didn't recognize where she was. She looked over to her right when a sprite stood from her chair. She was about 5'8" with teal skin and straight, slightly wavy blonde hair that fell to just below her shoulders. Her bangs ended just above her eyebrows revealing shining reddish-pink eyes. She had glossy red lips as well. The sprite was wearing a sky blue tank top with form-fitting black pants and heeled black boots.
"Good, you're awake. I'll go tell Mistress Daemon." Lucy told her and went to the door. She knocked once and it opened showing two guardians standing in the hallway. One was of medium build with gray skin and blue hair. The other was almost as well built as Matrix and had orange skin with black hair. Before Dot could protest, she was gone and one of the guards had closed the door, locking it.
"Oh my User!" Dot whispered fearfully. She was in the Supercomputer about to be put into the hands of the most dangerous virus in the Net.
Dot quickly climbed out of the bed and looked around the room to find a means of escape. She didn't remember how she got there except for a sharp pain in her arm and a strange male sprite injecting her with something. She didn't know how long she'd been knocked out, but it was apparently long enough for the man to get her to the Supercomputer and safely deposited in Daemon's base.
She searched frantically for a way out of the room, but she found none. She hated to admit it, but she was scared out of her mind. Where was Bob? Did he know she wasn't in Mainframe anymore? Was he coming for her now? She could only hope that Bob would be there soon.
Dot sat down on the bed and tried to keep her fear in check. Not an easy task. She ran a hand through her hair and looked around the room to try to keep her mind off of her predicament. It was very luxurious. The bed was a huge four-poster with a black canopy and red silk sheets. In fact, the whole room was decorated with the same shades of black and red. It gave her the jaggies.
After a few minutes of looking at the décor, Dot stood and started to pace nervously. She knew there was no way in the Net she could defeat Daemon by herself. Daemon was too powerful and Dot was only a data sprite. Again, Dot couldn't think of a plan to get herself out of trouble. She thought about using her gun to blast her way out, but when she reached for it, it was gone.
The door opened suddenly and the same sprite from before entered followed by two male guardians. All three of them had the green infection veins pulsing on their temples. Dot couldn't help but think that she'd have them soon too.
"Our mistress will see you immediately," the female sprite said.
"And what if I choose not to go?" Dot answered defiantly, trying to gather her courage.
"Who said you had a choice, Ms. Matrix?" the sprite answered coldly.
At that, the two guardians came toward her. They each grabbed one of her arms and forced her out of the room. Dot struggled as best she could, but she was no match for them. The girl walked in front of them and led them to two huge black doors that reached all the way to the ceiling. She knocked quietly and the doors opened.
"Please, come in," a voice hissed from inside.
Dot felt a chill go down her spine when she heard it. She knew whom that voice belonged to and she dreaded coming face to face with its owner. The female sprite stood to the side so they could pass and closed the doors behind them.
The two burly guardians shoved her across the room. They stopped at the base of an elegant black throne. It was then that Dot came face to face with the infamous Daemon. She was sitting regally on her throne, her long black dress flowing around her. The super virus looked at her, the infection veins across her white eyes glowing brightly. Dot felt goose bumps rise on her skin and she shuddered lightly.
The two guardians forced her to her knees and they bowed respectfully to their mistress. Dot looked back at the virus, trying to put all of her anger and hatred into it. Daemon smiled evilly and stood.
"My, aren't you a fiery one," she commented. "Release her." Daemon ordered.
The guardians did as they were commanded and took a step away from Dot. The Command.com got to her feet and angrily glared at Daemon. "What do you want with me?" she demanded. Daemon moved forward and stood in front of Dot, the bright lights of the ceiling reflecting off of her crimson skin.
Daemon studied her for a moment and then smiled once again. "There are several reasons why I want you, Ms. Matrix. You're close to the guardians that are not yet under my control and you'll be very useful to my army, but there is another more important reason that you will soon find out."
"Oh? And what would that be?" Dot asked with a sneer. Inside, Dot was horrified to even think of what the third reason was.
"Do you know how difficult it is to take over the entire Net, Ms. Matrix?" Daemon asked instead of answering.
Dot didn't know whether to be grateful or angry that the virus had avoided her question. "I'm sure it was easy as pi squared." Dot answered sarcastically, taking a few pointers from Mouse's personality. She wished Bob and the others were there to get her out of this mess.
"Sarcasm? I do believe you've been hanging around your friend Mouse a bit too much, Dot. However, I assure you that taking over the entire Net is not an easy task. It took quite a bit of time, effort, and planning." She looked meaningfully at the Command.com at the last part. "I hear you're an excellent planner. That will be a very useful skill for your new 'job.'" Daemon said.
"Who said I was going to work for you?" Dot asked scornfully. If she could just stall the virus for a little while, she could hopefully think of some way to escape.
Daemon looked at the two guardians standing behind Dot. "Leave," she ordered bluntly. They obeyed. She looked at Dot once more. "You won't be working for me, Dot, you'll be the heiress to my empire.
If Dot had expected anything out of her first encounter with Daemon, it certainly wasn't that. "What?!" she exclaimed. Daemon wanted her to take over the empire that she had acquired? There was no way in the web that was going to happen. "You're completely random! Why in the web would you want me to take over what you claimed to work so 'hard' for?"
"It's simple really, Dot. I know you like to be prepared for any occurrence...oh, don't be surprised, I know everything about you. You see, you and I are similar in almost every way. We think exactly alike. You plan for everything just as I do. Failure is unacceptable as it is for me. You're unbeatable. You take whatever the User throws at you. Just like me. I've learned all of this from an old...acquaintance of yours..." Daemon trailed off.
"Who would that be?" Dot asked curiously.
"I believe you remember Megabyte?" Daemon asked off-handedly.
Dot couldn't stop the wave of rage that rolled over her at the mention of the viruses' name. "How could I forget?"
"Well, let's just say that he had quite a bit to say about you and your friends. I must say, he was very informative. A squadron of my guardians found him when he opened a portal to the Supercomputer from the web. Turns out he found a rogue search engine and infected him. Imagine his surprise when he saw that I had already achieved total control of the Guardian Collective as well as the Net. Ironic isn't it? The one thing he wanted more than anything else and he was too late. The Net is mine. Sadly, Megabyte is no longer with us." Daemon said with a cruel laugh. The sound of it made Dot want to shudder, but she held it back.
"But you said you knew everything about me. Megabyte certainly didn't know much." Dot said. Her processor was totally blank. Daemon had shocked her more in the last few minutes than anyone had ever done in her entire life.
"Choosing my heir was a very difficult task. I wanted to pick the right person who fit my criteria. I had my slaves research the backgrounds of people all across the Net. That's where I found you. I studied your profile and you are the best out of all the likely candidates. I have chosen you out of millions. You should be thanking me. You will be my second in command and when I delete, you will inherit my glorious empire. The Net will forever be under the rule of viruses and you will continue the line with my descendants. You will have everything you desire and no one will stand in your way! You will rule it all! What is your answer?" Daemon said.
There was only one word going through Dot's mind. "No." she said hatefully, narrowing her eyes at the super virus.
Daemon sighed and motioned with her left hand. Dot felt her legs give out from under her and she was once again on her knees. She tried to move, but she couldn't. It was like she was frozen in place. "I thought you would say that." Daemon said in an almost bored tone.
"I won't be your heiress! I refuse!" Dot cried out hopelessly.
"Well, I am very sorry you feel that way." Daemon placed her hands on Dot's temples. "I'm sure you'll thank me for this when you see the outcome." Daemon told her with a smile. The virus closed her eyes.
Then, Dot experienced pain like she'd never felt before. It was like fire, consuming her body until she felt like she was being burned alive. She could sense a change coursing through her systems and the pain increased to an unbearable level. Dot screamed in agony. She knew this was it. Whatever the virus was doing to her, it wasn't just a normal infection. Tears of intense pain and sorrow fell freely down her face as she thought of her family and friends, but mostly of the blue-skinned guardian that held her heart. 'Bob...oh User, I'm so sorry.' It was the last thought she had. And out of the ashes of Dot Matrix's mind, a new being was born.
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Lucy stood outside the doors to the throne room. She flinched when she heard the agonizing screams coming from inside. No one could help Mainframe's Command.com now. She sighed quietly and walked sadly down the hall, listening as the screams faded into the distance.
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End of Chapter Five
Gee, I wonder what you're thinking right now...I bet it's along the lines of 'Must kill...' Well, here's the deal, Chapter six hasn't been written yet *ducks sharp flying objects and rotten fruit* but I promise to start working on it immediately. I won't be lenient this time. I want ten or no Chapter six. sTePh, as much as I appreciate your offer, I can't accept ten reviews from the same person. Thank you so much for your support again. XiaNA fAiRy PriNceSs, thank you again and I didn't mean to torture you though I'm sure I must be now if your review was any indication. I hope Chapter six will be worth the wait for you! Until next chapter everyone!! :)
Disclaimer: Lucy Server and the two guardians. Everything else belongs to Mainframe Ent. There is one thing I kept forgetting to mention. Yes, I realize how similar some of this fic is to 'The Daemon Conflict' by LadyBard. Especially my description of Daemon. Trust me peeps, you want a good Daemon fic plus a really awesome sequel, go read her fics. You'll love them, I guarantee. I'm sorry if you think I'm copying, but I swear I just borrowed it and I'm giving her full credit for it because she deserves no less for such an awesome fic and for all her hard work.
CHAPTER FIVE
The tension in the air of the War Room was so thick you could cut it with a knife. To add to it, the sprites were overcome with worry for their friend. Still, no one could formulate a good enough plan to rescue Dot. Matrix and Mouse were all for storming the P. O., in the Supercomputer, but Bob, AndrAIa, and Ray insisted that to do so would be committing suicide.
"Look, Bob, all I'm saying is that if were take them by surprise we stand a very good chance to get past the security." Matrix growled. The renegade was very upset that AndrAIa hadn't stood by him with this much like the time with the spectrals.
"Matrix, this is the entire Guardian Collective you're talking about! Hundreds of infected guardians all with key tools. No matter how many you manage to take out, there'll be more to stop you! There has to be another way! Besides, Mainframe doesn't have nearly enough of the resources we'd need for an attack against the Collective." Bob reasoned.
"Bob's right. If we do that, then we won't have a chance to save Dot. There's no way we could get past all those guardians with just the five of us!" AndrAIa agreed.
"Well, sugah, I'd like to know if you have a better idea." Mouse said, crossing her arms and leaning against the circular map of Mainframe.
Bob sighed and rested his hands on the console in front of him. He closed his eyes and said dejectedly, "No, I don't. Dot's the one with all the plans." He opened his eyes when he felt spindly fingers close around his wrist. He opened his eyes and looked to his right. Phong looked at him with a wizened gaze and the amazing patience that only comes with age. He gave Bob a gentle smile then turned to the group. "My children, I have a plan." They gathered around him. "Now, here is what we must do..."
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A female sprite named Lucy was sitting in a spacious and richly decorated room in the guest quarters of the P. O., her sparkling raspberry red eyes focused intently on a green-skinned woman as the she slept. Her mistress had ordered that Lucy tell her the moment the woman woke up, but so far, she hadn't even moved. Lucy knew that her mistress would be mad if she didn't hear from her soon. Daemon was very impatient. Lucy feared making her mad and prayed that the woman would wake up soon as she twisted a gold ring with a single rectangular shaped ruby around on the ring finger of her left hand.
She had been told by one of the guards outside the room that the woman's name was Dot Matrix. Lucy had heard of her. She was close to the two uninfected guardians and she was the Command.com of Mainframe. It was no wonder Mistress Daemon wanted her, but Lucy had been told there was another reason for the Command.com's capture. She didn't know what it was, but she knew it couldn't bode well for the woman.
Her thoughts were interrupted as the Command.com moaned. Dot opened her violet eyes. She looked at her surroundings and sat up quickly when she didn't recognize where she was. She looked over to her right when a sprite stood from her chair. She was about 5'8" with teal skin and straight, slightly wavy blonde hair that fell to just below her shoulders. Her bangs ended just above her eyebrows revealing shining reddish-pink eyes. She had glossy red lips as well. The sprite was wearing a sky blue tank top with form-fitting black pants and heeled black boots.
"Good, you're awake. I'll go tell Mistress Daemon." Lucy told her and went to the door. She knocked once and it opened showing two guardians standing in the hallway. One was of medium build with gray skin and blue hair. The other was almost as well built as Matrix and had orange skin with black hair. Before Dot could protest, she was gone and one of the guards had closed the door, locking it.
"Oh my User!" Dot whispered fearfully. She was in the Supercomputer about to be put into the hands of the most dangerous virus in the Net.
Dot quickly climbed out of the bed and looked around the room to find a means of escape. She didn't remember how she got there except for a sharp pain in her arm and a strange male sprite injecting her with something. She didn't know how long she'd been knocked out, but it was apparently long enough for the man to get her to the Supercomputer and safely deposited in Daemon's base.
She searched frantically for a way out of the room, but she found none. She hated to admit it, but she was scared out of her mind. Where was Bob? Did he know she wasn't in Mainframe anymore? Was he coming for her now? She could only hope that Bob would be there soon.
Dot sat down on the bed and tried to keep her fear in check. Not an easy task. She ran a hand through her hair and looked around the room to try to keep her mind off of her predicament. It was very luxurious. The bed was a huge four-poster with a black canopy and red silk sheets. In fact, the whole room was decorated with the same shades of black and red. It gave her the jaggies.
After a few minutes of looking at the décor, Dot stood and started to pace nervously. She knew there was no way in the Net she could defeat Daemon by herself. Daemon was too powerful and Dot was only a data sprite. Again, Dot couldn't think of a plan to get herself out of trouble. She thought about using her gun to blast her way out, but when she reached for it, it was gone.
The door opened suddenly and the same sprite from before entered followed by two male guardians. All three of them had the green infection veins pulsing on their temples. Dot couldn't help but think that she'd have them soon too.
"Our mistress will see you immediately," the female sprite said.
"And what if I choose not to go?" Dot answered defiantly, trying to gather her courage.
"Who said you had a choice, Ms. Matrix?" the sprite answered coldly.
At that, the two guardians came toward her. They each grabbed one of her arms and forced her out of the room. Dot struggled as best she could, but she was no match for them. The girl walked in front of them and led them to two huge black doors that reached all the way to the ceiling. She knocked quietly and the doors opened.
"Please, come in," a voice hissed from inside.
Dot felt a chill go down her spine when she heard it. She knew whom that voice belonged to and she dreaded coming face to face with its owner. The female sprite stood to the side so they could pass and closed the doors behind them.
The two burly guardians shoved her across the room. They stopped at the base of an elegant black throne. It was then that Dot came face to face with the infamous Daemon. She was sitting regally on her throne, her long black dress flowing around her. The super virus looked at her, the infection veins across her white eyes glowing brightly. Dot felt goose bumps rise on her skin and she shuddered lightly.
The two guardians forced her to her knees and they bowed respectfully to their mistress. Dot looked back at the virus, trying to put all of her anger and hatred into it. Daemon smiled evilly and stood.
"My, aren't you a fiery one," she commented. "Release her." Daemon ordered.
The guardians did as they were commanded and took a step away from Dot. The Command.com got to her feet and angrily glared at Daemon. "What do you want with me?" she demanded. Daemon moved forward and stood in front of Dot, the bright lights of the ceiling reflecting off of her crimson skin.
Daemon studied her for a moment and then smiled once again. "There are several reasons why I want you, Ms. Matrix. You're close to the guardians that are not yet under my control and you'll be very useful to my army, but there is another more important reason that you will soon find out."
"Oh? And what would that be?" Dot asked with a sneer. Inside, Dot was horrified to even think of what the third reason was.
"Do you know how difficult it is to take over the entire Net, Ms. Matrix?" Daemon asked instead of answering.
Dot didn't know whether to be grateful or angry that the virus had avoided her question. "I'm sure it was easy as pi squared." Dot answered sarcastically, taking a few pointers from Mouse's personality. She wished Bob and the others were there to get her out of this mess.
"Sarcasm? I do believe you've been hanging around your friend Mouse a bit too much, Dot. However, I assure you that taking over the entire Net is not an easy task. It took quite a bit of time, effort, and planning." She looked meaningfully at the Command.com at the last part. "I hear you're an excellent planner. That will be a very useful skill for your new 'job.'" Daemon said.
"Who said I was going to work for you?" Dot asked scornfully. If she could just stall the virus for a little while, she could hopefully think of some way to escape.
Daemon looked at the two guardians standing behind Dot. "Leave," she ordered bluntly. They obeyed. She looked at Dot once more. "You won't be working for me, Dot, you'll be the heiress to my empire.
If Dot had expected anything out of her first encounter with Daemon, it certainly wasn't that. "What?!" she exclaimed. Daemon wanted her to take over the empire that she had acquired? There was no way in the web that was going to happen. "You're completely random! Why in the web would you want me to take over what you claimed to work so 'hard' for?"
"It's simple really, Dot. I know you like to be prepared for any occurrence...oh, don't be surprised, I know everything about you. You see, you and I are similar in almost every way. We think exactly alike. You plan for everything just as I do. Failure is unacceptable as it is for me. You're unbeatable. You take whatever the User throws at you. Just like me. I've learned all of this from an old...acquaintance of yours..." Daemon trailed off.
"Who would that be?" Dot asked curiously.
"I believe you remember Megabyte?" Daemon asked off-handedly.
Dot couldn't stop the wave of rage that rolled over her at the mention of the viruses' name. "How could I forget?"
"Well, let's just say that he had quite a bit to say about you and your friends. I must say, he was very informative. A squadron of my guardians found him when he opened a portal to the Supercomputer from the web. Turns out he found a rogue search engine and infected him. Imagine his surprise when he saw that I had already achieved total control of the Guardian Collective as well as the Net. Ironic isn't it? The one thing he wanted more than anything else and he was too late. The Net is mine. Sadly, Megabyte is no longer with us." Daemon said with a cruel laugh. The sound of it made Dot want to shudder, but she held it back.
"But you said you knew everything about me. Megabyte certainly didn't know much." Dot said. Her processor was totally blank. Daemon had shocked her more in the last few minutes than anyone had ever done in her entire life.
"Choosing my heir was a very difficult task. I wanted to pick the right person who fit my criteria. I had my slaves research the backgrounds of people all across the Net. That's where I found you. I studied your profile and you are the best out of all the likely candidates. I have chosen you out of millions. You should be thanking me. You will be my second in command and when I delete, you will inherit my glorious empire. The Net will forever be under the rule of viruses and you will continue the line with my descendants. You will have everything you desire and no one will stand in your way! You will rule it all! What is your answer?" Daemon said.
There was only one word going through Dot's mind. "No." she said hatefully, narrowing her eyes at the super virus.
Daemon sighed and motioned with her left hand. Dot felt her legs give out from under her and she was once again on her knees. She tried to move, but she couldn't. It was like she was frozen in place. "I thought you would say that." Daemon said in an almost bored tone.
"I won't be your heiress! I refuse!" Dot cried out hopelessly.
"Well, I am very sorry you feel that way." Daemon placed her hands on Dot's temples. "I'm sure you'll thank me for this when you see the outcome." Daemon told her with a smile. The virus closed her eyes.
Then, Dot experienced pain like she'd never felt before. It was like fire, consuming her body until she felt like she was being burned alive. She could sense a change coursing through her systems and the pain increased to an unbearable level. Dot screamed in agony. She knew this was it. Whatever the virus was doing to her, it wasn't just a normal infection. Tears of intense pain and sorrow fell freely down her face as she thought of her family and friends, but mostly of the blue-skinned guardian that held her heart. 'Bob...oh User, I'm so sorry.' It was the last thought she had. And out of the ashes of Dot Matrix's mind, a new being was born.
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Lucy stood outside the doors to the throne room. She flinched when she heard the agonizing screams coming from inside. No one could help Mainframe's Command.com now. She sighed quietly and walked sadly down the hall, listening as the screams faded into the distance.
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End of Chapter Five
Gee, I wonder what you're thinking right now...I bet it's along the lines of 'Must kill...' Well, here's the deal, Chapter six hasn't been written yet *ducks sharp flying objects and rotten fruit* but I promise to start working on it immediately. I won't be lenient this time. I want ten or no Chapter six. sTePh, as much as I appreciate your offer, I can't accept ten reviews from the same person. Thank you so much for your support again. XiaNA fAiRy PriNceSs, thank you again and I didn't mean to torture you though I'm sure I must be now if your review was any indication. I hope Chapter six will be worth the wait for you! Until next chapter everyone!! :)