Una.exe – Vengeance
Chapter 9 – Surprises
Nearly a week later Hub and Una collapsed on the bed after doing their maths homework.
"Remind me never to tease you about having to do maths homework again," said Una.
"No problem," said Hub.
Suddenly they heard Roll shout them from downstairs. Dejectedly, the pair nearly fell down the stairs.
"Hub with me," said Roll, "Una, your Dad wants you to help him."
Una went into the living room where MegaMan was waiting and Hub followed Roll into the kitchen.
"Chop those for me whilst I keep an eye on these pans," said Roll pointing to a load of vegetables on the side. Hub started to chop them and chopped them for what felt like an hour before Mayl walked in.
"Enough!" said Mayl taking the knife from him, "Even with you and your dad I think we'll have enough for a week there. MegaMan's finished with Una so you can both go upstairs into the games room.
Hub grunted a reply before going upstairs, after he'd left Mayl set to work chopping the vegetables.
"Why did you send him away?" said Roll.
"Do you want him to get suspicious?" said Mayl, "If he chopped anymore then he'd figure out something's up. Ouch!"
"What is it?" said Roll running over to Mayl who had her finger in her mouth.
"It's nothing," she said, "I've just nicked it that's all."
"Let me look," said Roll grabbing Mayl's arm and pulling her finger from her mouth, "Mayl, that's pretty bad."
She clasped her hand around Mayl's finger and concentrated, when her hand was pulled away Mayl's finger had been healed.
"Thanks Roll," said Mayl.
"I'll say this for Sarah," said Roll, "She can't cook, but can she design state of the art computer systems."
"I'm glad she can," said Mayl.
They heard Hub and Una scream from upstairs.
"I think they've clicked in," said Roll.
"Me too," said Mayl.
They went upstairs following Lan and MegaMan to find Hub and Una at opposite ends of the pool table in the games room.
"He/She can touch me," both of them screamed at their parents.
"We know," replied the parents.
"How?" said Una.
"The entire house is set up with a modified Dimensional Field," said Lan, "Me and Sarah designed it, it gives the benefits of having navis in the real world without the downside of viruses."
"Why didn't we find out before?" said Hub.
"Habit," said MegaMan, "Your used to going around each other out of courtesy aren't you, Una must have been mad at you to go to hit you and do that." MegaMan indicated a hand shaped bruise on Hub's cheek.
"And I guess Hub hit you back," said Mayl looking at the bruise on Una's cheek as well, "Roll, patch them up, I'll go and check on the food."
"Let's get back to work MegaMan," said Lan as he and MegaMan walked out.
Hub and Una looked at each other and Roll shook her head.
"Shout me when you're done so I can patch you two up," she said leaving as Una and Hub started to argue.
Shortly after Hub and Una's argument finished and Roll spent ten minutes healing them both the doorbell rang. Mayl looked at her watch.
"They can't be here yet," she said, "They're not due for another hour."
She went to open the door to a breathless Yai.
"Blu, kidnapped," was all she said before she collapsed into Mayl's arms.